6,566
edits
English Electric Lightning: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Added a {{English Electric}} template.
No edit summary |
(Added a {{English Electric}} template.) |
||
| (5 intermediate revisions by 4 users not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{:{{PAGENAME}}/info}} | |||
{{ | |||
}} | |||
The '''English Electric Lightning''' is a supersonic jet [[:Category:Military aircraft|fighter]] [[aircraft]] of the Cold War era, remembered for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. Renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor, RAF pilots described it as "being saddled to a skyrocket". English Electric was later incorporated into the British Aircraft Corporation, later marks being developed and produced as the '''BAC Lightning'''. | The '''English Electric Lightning''' is a supersonic jet [[:Category:Military aircraft|fighter]] [[aircraft]] of the Cold War era, remembered for its great speed and unpainted natural metal exterior finish. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft. Renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor, RAF pilots described it as "being saddled to a skyrocket". English Electric was later incorporated into the British Aircraft Corporation, later marks being developed and produced as the '''BAC Lightning'''. | ||
== Aircraft help == | == Aircraft help == | ||
{| class=" | {| class="keytable" | ||
!Key | !Key | ||
!Function | !Function | ||
|- | |- | ||
|d | |{{key press|d}} | ||
|Deploy braking chute | |Deploy braking chute | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Ctrl | |{{key press|Ctrl|b}} | ||
|Toggle airbrakes | |Toggle airbrakes | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Ctrl | |{{key press|Ctrl|s}} | ||
|Toggle autothrottle | |Toggle autothrottle | ||
|- | |- | ||
|Ctrl | |{{key press|Ctrl|j}} | ||
|Jettison ventral tank | |Jettison ventral tank | ||
|- | |- | ||
|l | |{{key press|l}} | ||
|Select squadron markings | |Select squadron markings | ||
|- | |- | ||
|R | |{{key press|R}} | ||
|Radar close-up view (hold key down) | |Radar close-up view (hold key down) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|u/U | |{{key press|u}}/{{key press|U}} | ||
|Adjust seat (requires DC power) | |Adjust seat (requires DC power) | ||
|} | |} | ||
== Airplane of the Week/Month == | == Airplane of the Week/Month == | ||
| Line 82: | Line 71: | ||
A nice thing to try (although clearly not by the book) is to approach the airstrip in a fairly flat trajectory and then apply the drag chute just before reaching the airstrip while the plane is still in the air. If timed correctly, the plane touches down as it should and decelerates almost immediately - the effect is almost as spectacular as catching a wire on a carrier. | A nice thing to try (although clearly not by the book) is to approach the airstrip in a fairly flat trajectory and then apply the drag chute just before reaching the airstrip while the plane is still in the air. If timed correctly, the plane touches down as it should and decelerates almost immediately - the effect is almost as spectacular as catching a wire on a carrier. | ||
{{air-to-air refueling}} | |||
{{English Electric}} | |||