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English Electric Lightning T.5 The Lightning was developed from the P.1 research aircraft, and was a fast-climbing Mach 2 interceptor which saw service with both the Royal Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force. The power of two reheated Rolls-Royce Avon engines was enough to enable the aircraft to climb at over 20,000 ft/min! This trainer version is unusual for a fighter aircraft in that it had side by side seating (during this era the RAF's trainers all had this feature). The biggest failing of the aircraft was that initial versions had such a small fuel load that it was practically a 'point defence interceptor'. This example is seen at the Newark Air Museum, Nottinghamshire #RAF #RoyalAirForce #EnglishElectric #fighter #interceptor #RoyalSaudiAirForce #Newark #airmuseum #museum #avgeek #aviationlovers #Mach2 #fuelload #Lightning #RollsRoyce #RollsRoyceAvon #reheat

#raf #royalairforce #englishelectric #fighter #interceptor #royalsaudiairforce

Manc AvGeek @[email protected] · 2023-04-20 · 05:27 UTC

SE-DRA, British Aerospace BAe146-200, Malmo Aviation, being pushed back off Gate 9 at Manchester Airport, 5th March 1993.

XS925, English Electric Lightning F.6, Royal Air Force, on display at the RAF Museum, Hendon, 4th March 1996.

V8-RBH, Boeing 767-33AER, Royal Brunei, being pushed back from it’s stand at Zurich Kloten, 19th October 1993.

A6-EDL, Airbus A380-861, Emirates, over Myrtle Avenue, seconds before touching down on Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2023/04/20/photo-of-the-day-20th-april-2023/

#A380 #airbus #b767 #bae146 #boeing #BritishAerospace #egcc #egll #emirates #EnglishElectric #heathrow #Hendon #kloten #Lightning #london #LRH #lszh #MalmoAviation #man #manchester #museum #MyrtleAvenue #raf #RAFMuseum #RoyalAirForce #RoyalBrunei #Runway27L #zrh #zurich

#a380 #airbus #b767 #bae146 #boeing #britishaerospace

Manc AvGeek @[email protected] · 2023-04-20 · 05:27 UTC

SE-DRA, British Aerospace BAe146-200, Malmo Aviation, being pushed back off Gate 9 at Manchester Airport, 5th March 1993.

XS925, English Electric Lightning F.6, Royal Air Force, on display at the RAF Museum, Hendon, 4th March 1996.

V8-RBH, Boeing 767-33AER, Royal Brunei, being pushed back from it’s stand at Zurich Kloten, 19th October 1993.

A6-EDL, Airbus A380-861, Emirates, over Myrtle Avenue, seconds before touching down on Runway 27L at London Heathrow, 22nd March 2018.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2023/04/20/photo-of-the-day-20th-april-2023/

#A380 #airbus #b767 #bae146 #boeing #BritishAerospace #egcc #egll #emirates #EnglishElectric #heathrow #Hendon #kloten #Lightning #london #LRH #lszh #MalmoAviation #man #manchester #museum #MyrtleAvenue #raf #RAFMuseum #RoyalAirForce #RoyalBrunei #Runway27L #zrh #zurich

#a380 #airbus #b767 #bae146 #boeing #britishaerospace

Jim Donegan 🎵 ✅ @[email protected] · 2023-02-18 · 17:09 UTC

#MarkFelton - #Lightning vs #U2 and #Concorde

"The extraordinary story of the fastest English Electric Lightning in the #RAF that managed to intercept the world's highest-flying spy plane, the U-2, and overtake the world's fastest #Airliner, the Concorde."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DdUwIhI-ZA&ab_channel=MarkFeltonProductions

#JetPlane #JetPlanes #Supersonic #Jets #Fighter #FighterJet #FighterJets #EnglishElectric #EnglishElectricFighter #U2SpyPlane #JetEngine #JetEngines #HighAltitude #Engineering #Aerospace

#aerospace #engineering #highaltitude #jetengines #jetengine #u2spyplane

Jim Donegan 🎵 ✅ @[email protected] · 2023-02-18 · 17:09 UTC

#MarkFelton - #Lightning vs #U2 and #Concorde

"The extraordinary story of the fastest English Electric Lightning in the #RAF that managed to intercept the world's highest-flying spy plane, the U-2, and overtake the world's fastest #Airliner, the Concorde."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8DdUwIhI-ZA&ab_channel=MarkFeltonProductions

#JetPlane #JetPlanes #Supersonic #Jets #Fighter #FighterJet #FighterJets #EnglishElectric #EnglishElectricFighter #U2SpyPlane #JetEngine #JetEngines #HighAltitude #Engineering #Aerospace

#aerospace #engineering #highaltitude #jetengines #jetengine #u2spyplane

DHMosquito @[email protected] · 2023-01-22 · 16:57 UTC

English Electric/British Aircraft Corporation Lightning F.6 The last 'all-British' fighter aircraft, the #Lightning was developed from a research #aircraft, the P.1. Capable of accelerating - vertically - through Mach 1, its originally small fuel load limited the range of this Mach 2 #fighter. Later versions added more fuel and a wider range of weapons. Used by Saudi Arabia as well as the Royal Air Force, it was immensely popular with its pilots. This example - of a Lightning F.6 the last Mark used by the #RAF - is seen at the RAF Museum, #London. #EnglishElectric #RoyalAirForce #BAC #supersonic #SaudiArabia #RAFMuseum #aviation #museum #technology #Mach #design #avgeek #photography

#lightning #aircraft #fighter #raf #london #englishelectric

DHMosquito @[email protected] · 2023-01-22 · 16:57 UTC

English Electric/British Aircraft Corporation Lightning F.6 The last 'all-British' fighter aircraft, the #Lightning was developed from a research #aircraft, the P.1. Capable of accelerating - vertically - through Mach 1, its originally small fuel load limited the range of this Mach 2 #fighter. Later versions added more fuel and a wider range of weapons. Used by Saudi Arabia as well as the Royal Air Force, it was immensely popular with its pilots. This example - of a Lightning F.6 the last Mark used by the #RAF - is seen at the RAF Museum, #London. #EnglishElectric #RoyalAirForce #BAC #supersonic #SaudiArabia #RAFMuseum #aviation #museum #technology #Mach #design #avgeek #photography

#lightning #aircraft #fighter #raf #london #englishelectric