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The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, the 1970s and into the late 1980s. It is capable of a top speed above Mach 2 . The Lightning was designed, developed, and manufactured by English Electric .
English Electric tried to take over one of the other major British electrical companies, the General Electric Company (GEC), in 1960 and, in 1963, English Electric and J. Lyons and Co. formed a jointly owned company – English Electric LEO Company – to manufacture the LEO computer developed by Lyons.
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A privately owned BAC Strikemaster English Electric Lightning. During the early 1960s, the Saudi Arabian government announced its intention to launch a massive defence acquisition programme involving the replacement of the country's fighter aircraft and the establishment of an advanced air defence and communications network.
The highest thrust version was the RA.29 Mk.301/2 (RB.146) used in later versions of the English Electric Lightning. It produced 12,690 and 17,110 lbf (56,400 and 76,100 N) [ 9 ] with afterburning. Other aircraft to use the Avon included the de Havilland Sea Vixen , Supermarine Scimitar and Fairey Delta 2.
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English Electric Lightning F.53: RSAF 53-692: On outdoor display. The only English Electric Lightning preserved in a museum in the USA. Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II: USAF 75-0298: On indoor display Fairchild C-82A Packet: USAAF 44-23006: On outdoor display Fairchild C-119C Flying Boxcar: USAF 49-0157: On outdoor display Fairchild C ...
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