The Lightnings and Hunters, flown by contract pilots, were deployed to Khamis Mushait airfield near the Yemeni border, resulting in the curtailing of operations by the Egyptian Air Force over the Yemeni-Saudi border. [19][20] Plans to supplement or replace the obsolete Red Top and Firestreak missiles with modern AIM-9L Sidewinder missiles never came to fruition because of lack of funding,[19][21], Early models of the Lightning the F.1, F.1A, and F.2, had a rated top speed of Mach 1.7 at 36,000 feet (11,000 m) in an ICAO standard atmosphere, and 650 knots (750 mph; 1,200 km/h) Indicated airspeed (KIAS) at lower altitudes. The large-fin variants, especially those equipped with Avon 300-series engines could safely reach Mach 2, and given the right atmospheric conditions, might even achieve a few more tenths of a Mach. ", "English Electric P1A: Serial Number WG760", "MSIM: Education and Learning: Registration number L.1996.53.1", Anglo American Lightning Organisation, returning to flight XS422, the former ETPS Lightning at Stennis Airport, Kiln, Mississippi, English Electric (BAC) Lightning - Vertical Reality, Silent Sentinel: The tale of an A1 milestone, Five-minute RAF Recruiting film "Streaked Lightning" from 1962 at the National Archives Public, Lightning - "The Best Fighter in the World", Flying the Lightning: A test pilots view of the RAF's first supersonic fighter, https://military.wikia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning?oldid=4805851, The Anglo-American Lightning Organisation, a group based at Stennis Airport, Kiln, Mississippi, are returning to flight EE Lightning T.5, XS422. This is the initial climb rate associated with the Lightning’s best time-to-climb profile of 450 KIAS to Mach 0.87. In their final years the airframes required considerable maintenance to keep them in airworthy condition due to the sheer number of accumulated flight hours. Tel: +267 395 3062. Wing loading is calculated from the above weight and wing area data. TNA AIR 20/11370, Articles needing page number citations from April 2015, Articles with unsourced statements from November 2014, Articles incorporating text from Wikipedia, Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, Wonders of the Solar System: The Thin Blue Line, Typical ejection seat of a Lightning T.4/5, Display of weapon load-out of a Lightning, Multiple Lightnings lined up on the ground, List of accident and incidents involving the English Electric Lightning, "Historic jet plane gets engineering 'wings' at Lancashire. To being the process, we first need to acquire the material and ensure authenticity. Concurrently, we need to do a huge amount of design work which entails a combination of high resolution 3D scanning of models, and countless iterations of adapting the scan to a viable CAD design. ", http://www.ejection-history.org.uk/Country-By-Country/saudi_arabia.htm, http://www.thunder-and-lightnings.co.uk/lightning/history.php, "Returning to Flight English Electric Lightning XS422. A conformal ventral store was added to the design to house, alternatively, a fuel tank or a rocket engine. US Navy Phantom, RAF Alconbury, mid 1980's. [31] At Sea Level and 650 knots (750 mph; 1,200 km/h) indicated airspeed, this temperature was 151 °F (66 °C). [58] The Kuwaiti Lightnings did not have a long service career; after unsuccessfully trying to sell them to Egypt in 1973, Kuwait replaced its last Lightnings by Dassault Mirage F1s in 1977. Unfortunately, the Export Lightning also retained the difficulty of maintenance, and serviceability rates suffered. One F4 family (#2) was produced by a controlled cross of F3 parents without B chromosomes. The first of the two P.1s WG760 flew for the first time from RAF Boscombe Down on 4 August 1954. A clean F.6 can perform the same climb in 2.0 min following initial acceleration, or 2.7 min from brake release. The next two Lightning variants, the F.1A and F.2, saw steady but relatively minor refinement of the basic design, and the next variant, the F.3, was a major departure. [66], Preserved Lightning XN776 at East Fortune, T.55 55-713 at the Midland Air Museum that retains its Royal Saudi Air Force markings. With the Tornado, the thin wings and narrow fuselage made it incredibly difficult to gauge the correct wing thickness. The first operational Lightning, designated the F.1, was designed as a point defence interceptor to defend mainland Britain from bomber attack. The Lightning's direct replacement was the Tornado F3s, an interceptor variant of the Panavia Tornado. The RAF’s first frontline Tornado squadron exchanged Avro Vulcans for Tornados in 1982. At weights above 45,000 lb, the mainwheel tyres have to be changed after one use. MSN: 95196 Alconbury (AYH / … It has been described as "the finest parish church tower in England outside Somerset". [64] The Silver Falcons, the SA Air Force's official aerobatic team, flew a missing man formation after it was announced that the pilot, Dave Stock, had died in the crash. [18] The official ceiling was kept as a secret, although low security RAF documents usually stated 60,000+ ft (18 000+ m). "English Electric Lightning. The withdrawal of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom IIs from Royal Navy service enabled these much longer-ranged aircraft to be added to the RAF's interceptor force alongside those withdrawn from Germany which were being replaced by SEPECAT Jaguars in the ground attack role. Carried out against the backdrop of the Cuban missile crisis, the flight targets were deliberately not listed in the pilot log books. IX (Bomber) Squadron has remained with the aircraft ever since. Unlike the rest of 115 Squadron's Andovers, which were E.3s in a red/white livery, XS596 was a C.1 in its original brown camouflage. [42] The F.3 was first flown on 16 June 1962[43] and the longer-range F.6 on 16 June 1965. Nine prototypes and six pre-production aircraft were built, the last of the latter flying almost three years after production had been authorised on March 10, 1976. For the actual intercepts, four Lightning F1As were used on eighteen solo sorties. The rocket engine, a Napier Double Scorpion motor, also contained a reserve of 200 imp gal (910 l) of high-test peroxide (HTP) to drive the rocket’s turbopump and act as an oxidizer. [54] While BAe offered the ex-Saudi Lightnings to Austria and Nigeria, no sales were made, and the aircraft were eventually disposed of to museums. On the right can be seen the 15th century tower of the Grade I-listed Church of St Mary the Virgin. 74-1535 F-5E 527th Aggressor Squadron, RAF Alconbury. Once cast and then hand finished/polished we can test the item. We'll only ever use this to tell you about things we're doing that might interest you or to let you know when we release a new project. Conversion of these two squadrons was aided by the use of the two seat T.4 trainer, which entered service with the Lightning Conversion Squadron (later renamed 226 Operational Conversion Unit) in June 1962. [65], This aircraft was also shown and flown in the BBC's "Wonders of the Solar System: The Thin Blue Line" originally run 7 March 2010 – 4 April 2010, where host Brian Cox is flown by pilot and Thunder City owner, Mike Beachy Head to an altitude between 55 and 60 thousand feet where the atmosphere could be observed transitioning from light blue to dark blue to black in the middle of the day. The F.53 was the Export Lightning, adding a multirole capability to the interception-orientated design. This photo is copyright ... 1982 Cancel ... English Electric Lightning F3.
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