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How a Lightning Turns Into a Rocket the Second It Hits the Throttle
The English Electric Lightning wasn’t just a fighter it was a vertical rocket with wings, and this clip proves it. The moment ...
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 ...
The English Electric Lightning was a vertical rocket disguised as a fighter. Reaching 60,000 feet in under three minutes and topping Mach 2, it became a Cold War guardian of Britain’s skies. Brutally ...
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