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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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"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 which was accidentally flown
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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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Designed to bring the RAF in to the supersonic age, the English Electric Lightning was an incredible leap forward in performance, flying at twice the speed of sound. Learn more about this aircraft in the latest episode of Duxford in Depth: http://bit.ly/3oUjJTZ | Imperial War Museum London
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