English Electric Lightning

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The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet 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.

English Electric Lightning F.1A
Lightning F.1A.jpg
Type Interceptor
Author(s) AJ MacLeod
FDM JSBSim
Status Production
Download Download the English Electric Lightning F.1A aircraft package for the current stable release (2020.3).

Aircraft help

Key Function
d Deploy braking chute
Ctrl-b Toggle airbrakes
Ctrl-s Toggle autothrottle
Ctrl-j Jettison ventral tank
l Select squadron markings
R Radar close-up view (hold key down)
u/U Adjust seat (requires DC power)