Corgi – English Electric Lightning F.Mk.6 (BAC) XS927/N, RAF No.74 Squadron ‚The Tigers‘ , Tengah Sengapore 1969
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-sběratelský model letadla English Electric Lightning F.Mk.6 1/48 -provedení: kovový model s plastovými částmi -model je v kvalitním provedení -součástí balení je stojánek
English Electric Lightning / BAC Lightning
English Electric Lightning (později BAC Lightning) byl nadzvukový stíhací letoun z období studené války. Byl navržen, vyvinut a vyráběn společností English Electric, která byla později pohlcena nově vytvořenou British Aircraft Corporation, čímž později nesl označení BAC Lightning. Nejčastější s ním spojované charakteristiky jsou vysoká rychlost a vnější plochy ponechané v přirozené barvě kovu. Byl to jediný dvoumachový stíhač, který kompletně vznikl jen v Británii.
The English Electric Lightning is a fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It remains the only UK-designed-and-built fighter capable of Mach 2. The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric, which was later absorbed by the newly-formed British Aircraft Corporation. Later the type was marketed as the BAC Lightning. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Kuwait Air Force (KAF) and the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).
| Role | Interceptor (primary); general purpose fighter |
|---|---|
| National origin | United Kingdom |
| Manufacturer | English Electric British Aircraft Corporation |
| First flight | 4 August 1954 (P.1A) 4 April 1957 |
| Introduction | December 1959 |
| Retired | 1988 (RAF) |
| Primary users | Royal Air Force Kuwait Air Force Royal Saudi Air Force |
| Number built | 337 (including prototypes) |
General characteristics
- Crew: 1 (2 in T Mk.4 and T Mk.5)
- Length: 55 ft 3 in (16.84 m
- Wingspan: 34 ft 10 in (10.62 m
- Height: 19 ft 7 in (5.97 m
- Wing area: 474.5 sq ft (44.08 m2
- Empty weight: 27,759 lb (12,591 kg)
- Max takeoff weight: 45,750 lb (20,752 kg
- Powerplant: 2 × Rolls-Royce Avon 301R afterburning turbojet engines, 12,690 lbf (56.4 kN) thrust each dry, 16,360 lbf (72.8 kN) with afterburner
