English Electric Lightning – Billeder og videoer

Den Engelsk Electric Lightning er et supersonisk kampfly fra den kolde krigs æra. Det blev designet, udviklet og fremstillet af English Electric, som efterfølgende blev absorberet af det nydannede British Aircraft Corporation. Det blev derefter markedsført som BAC Lightning. Lynet var det eneste britiske Mach 2 kampfly. Lynet blev brugt af Royal Air Force (RAF) og Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF). Selv om det var RAF's primære interceptor i mere end to årtier, var det aldrig nødvendigt at angribe et andet fly.

Kilde: Engelsk Electric Lightning på Wikipedia

Den English Electric Lightning F.53 was a variant of the British supersonic interceptor and jet fighter that was developed for export markets. It was sold to Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, who used it for various roles such as interception, reconnaissance, and ground-attack. The F.53 had a unique design feature of having two vertically stacked Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines within the fuselage, which gave it exceptional performance and capability during the Cold War era.
Den F.53 could reach speeds of above Mach 2 and had a range of about 800 km with external fuel tanks. It was armed with two 30 mm ADEN cannons and could carry various missiles, rockets, bombs, and pods under its wings. The F.53 was also equipped with a Ferranti AI-23 radar and an autopilot system. The F.53 served with the Royal Saudi Air Force until 1986 and with the Kuwait Air Force until 1977, when they were replaced by more modern aircraft.