The English Electric Lightning - Britain nearly killed its wildest fighter before it flew
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The English Electric Lightning - Britain nearly killed its wildest fighter before it flew
The Lightning was born out of a postwar Britain that kept cutting, delaying, and second-guessing its own future in supersonic flight. Even as other powers pushed toward swept wings and high-speed research, British projects were canceled, official opinion shifted, and advanced ideas were left to wither just as they were becoming viable. Out of ...
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"I was with it all the way, until I let the handbrake off"... The English Electric Lightning was a favourite amongst pilots for its incredible speed and rate of climb. In this episode of Duxford in Depth we explore the development and history of this remarkable aircraft and take a look Duxford's own example, XM135. Watch in full on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3yiViaC | Imperial War Museum Duxford
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The English Electric Lightning is one of the RAF's most iconic post-war aircraft. With its twin-engines and sweep-wing, the supersonic fighter could fly at twice the speed of sound. You can see an example of the F.1 Lightning, XM135 when you visit IWM Duxford. © IWM COI 384 | Imperial War Museum Duxford
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The English Electric Lightning is one of the RAF's most iconic post-war aircraft. With its twin-engines and sweep-wing, the supersonic fighter could fly at twice the speed of sound. You can see an example of the F.1 Lightning, XM135 when you visit IWM Duxford. © IWM COI 384 | Imperial War Museum Duxford
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The English Electric Lightning is one of the RAF's most iconic post-war aircraft. With its twin-engines and sweep-wing, the supersonic fighter could fly at twice the speed of sound. You can see an example of the F.1 Lightning, XM135 when you visit IWM Duxford. © IWM COI 384 | Imperial War Museum Duxford
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The English Electric Lightning is one of the RAF's most iconic post-war aircraft. With its twin-engines and sweep-wing, the supersonic fighter could fly at twice the speed of sound. You can see an example of the F.1 Lightning, XM135 when you visit IWM Duxford. © IWM COI 384 | Imperial War Museum Duxford
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