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English Electric Lightning
English Electric Lightning Cockpit
The Electric Lightnings
Our English Electric Lightning was the fastest Electric Lightning that has ever flown out of all 337 that have been manufactured.
The first ever English Electric Lightning prototype took flight on the 4th of August 1954. This first prototype was called the P.1A
It was built as an interceptor aircraft and that was its only role during its years of service.
Its primary users were the Royal Air Force, Kuwait Air Force and the Royal Saudi Air Force.
It had 2 Rolls Royce Avon engines, totaling about 15,000 pounds of thrust.
Electric Lightning XM 144
- Our English Electric Lightning had its first flight on the 14th March 1960 and served with 74 Squadron until 1963.
- It had 2 Rolls Royce Avon engines, capable of producing about 6,500 lbs of thrust each
- The Electric Lightning was capable of flying at a top speed of 2,414km/h
- Its' service ceiling is officially still secret, but low security RAF documents show that it is well in excess of 60,000 feet!
- It had a total range of 1,287km
