The English Electric Lightning was a vertical rocket disguised as a fighter. Reaching 60,000 feet in under three minutes and ...
Britain’s English Electric Lightning could climb faster than any Western jet, hitting 60,000 feet in under three minutes and ...
The English Electric Lightning was Britain's first supersonic jet fighter. But it was more than just a test-bed plane designed to break the sound barrier; it's also a plane with a long and storied ...