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What was electric lightning used for?
The Lightning was initially designed and developed as an interceptor to defend the V bomber airfields from attack by anticipated future nuclear-armed supersonic Soviet bombers such as what emerged as the Tupolev Tu-22, but it was subsequently also required to intercept other bomber aircraft such as the Tupolev Tu-16 …
How many seats in a Lightning?
A further development was the English Electric Lightning T. 55 2-seater, equipped for combat duties. With a fuselage broadly similar to the T.
Where was the English Electric Lightning built?
In 1954 the first British aircraft to fly at the speed of sound in level flight. Designed and built by English Electric, Preston. The aircraft was built at the 3 sites around Preston: Strand Road, Samlesbury and Warton. And at English Electric in Accrington.
Who made the English Electric Lightning?
English Electric
British Aircraft Corporation
English Electric Lightning/Manufacturers
What happened Marconi PLC?
The Marconi Company was a British telecommunications and engineering company that did business under that name from 1963 to 1987….Marconi Company.
Type | Private company |
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Defunct | 1987 (as Marconi Company Ltd) 2006 (as Marconi Corporation plc) |
Fate | Acquired by GEC (1968) Renamed to GEC-Marconi Ltd (1987) |
Was englishenglish electric’s design really that bad?
English Electric’s design was so radical at the time that the Royal Aircraft Establishment took exception to some parts of it. They went so far as to award Shorts with a contract to put together an aircraft to show EE just what parts of their design were wrong.
What was the role of the Lightning in the UK?
The main Lightning role was the air defence of the United Kingdom and was operated at first as part of Fighter Command and then from 1968 with No. 11 Group of Strike Command. At the formation of Strike Command nine Lightning squadrons were operational in the United Kingdom.
Why does the Lightning have a limited range?
The Lightning has exceptional rate of climb, ceiling, and speed; pilots have described flying it as “being saddled to a skyrocket”. This performance and the initially limited fuel supply meant that its missions are dictated to a high degree by its limited range.
What was the purpose of the Lightning bomber?
The Lightning was initially designed and developed as an interceptor to defend the V bomber airfields from attack by anticipated future nuclear-armed supersonic Soviet bombers such as what emerged as the Tupolev Tu-22, but it was subsequently also required to intercept other bomber aircraft such as the Tupolev Tu-16 and the Tupolev Tu-95 .