Development of the English Electric Lightning began in the late 1940s, following the cancellation of the Miles M.52 supersonic research aircraft program. It was designed as a high …

Introduced in Update "Danger Zone" as a premium pack, Lightning F.53 is a more ground-attack oriented version of the Lightning F.6 in the tech tree, and as such, is slightly heavier, meaning …

The English Electric Lightning was the RAF's primary front-line interceptor from its introduction in 1959 up until the mid-1970s when it began to be replaced by the Phantom FGR.2. Even so, …

Jun 6, 2020 · The English Electric Lightning was the RAF’s primary front-line interceptor from its introduction in 1959 up until the mid-1970s when it began to be replaced by the Phantom …

This plane has a reputation as being a bad fighter, forced into vulture gameplay, but I tried out a few different types of mission profiles and report here on my findings....more. A look at the...

Thanks to its two afterburning turbojet engines, generating a staggering 72.8 kN of thrust with the afterburner engaged, the Lightning F.6 can reach a top speed of Mach 2.1 (1,556 mph / 2,505 …

On August 4th, 1954 the Lightning jet fighter, developed by English Electric, took to the skies for the first time. Outfitted with two vertically stacked Rolls-Royce Avon engines, it could reach a …

Thanks to its two afterburning turbojet engines, generating a staggering 72.8 kN of thrust with the afterburner engaged, the Lightning F.6 can reach a top speed of Mach 2.1 (1,556 mph / 2,505 …

Aug 25, 2024 · The English Electric Lightning F.2 was the third production variant of the iconic Lightning series, following the earlier F.1 and F.1A models.

May 8, 2024 · This is a subreddit for War Thunder, a cross platform vehicular combat MMO developed by Gaijin Entertainment for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, PlayStation 4, …