The Lightning is a photograph by Mark Rogan which was uploaded on August 15th, 2014.
The Lightning
To see more aircraft artwork in this style please visit my Airplane Collection gallery. The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter... more
by Mark Rogan
Title
The Lightning
Artist
Mark Rogan
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Photograph
Description
To see more aircraft artwork in this style please visit my "Airplane Collection" gallery. The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era. It was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric, who were subsequently absorbed by the newly-formed British Aircraft Corporation by government dictate. It was then marketed as the BAC Lightning. The Lightning was the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft and was the first aircraft capable of supercruise. The Lightning was prominently used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).
The Lightning is powered by two Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines in a unique staggered stacked installation in the fuselage. The Lightning was developed to intercept increasingly-capable bomber aircraft, and thus has exceptional climb, altitude, and speed; pilots have described flying it as "being saddled to a skyrocket". This performance made the Lightning a 'fuel critical' aircraft meaning that its missions are dictated to a high degree by its limited range. Later developments provided greater range and speed along with reconnaissance and ground-attack capability.
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August 15th, 2014
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