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The English Electric Lightning is a British fighter aircraft that served as an interceptor during the 1960s, 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. After EE merged with other aircraft manufacturers to form the British Aircraft Corporation it was marketed as the BAC Lightning. It was operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF), the Kuwait Air Force (KAF), and the Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF).
Controls
AG1 for canopy
AG2 or brake for airbrakes
AG3 for AOA limit off
AG4 for drag chute
AG5 for nav lights
AG6 for jettison drop tanks
AG7 for eject
VTOL down for flaps
Trim for trim
Armament
2x 30mm ADEN cannons, 1500rpm each
2x Red top all aspect infrared low-medium range missiles with 8km range
Notes
Quick little build, exhausted after the Su-27 ( and I have actually been touching grass )
1:1 scale
Realistic flight performance
Realistic weight
Realistic speed and acceleration
VR capable, mobile friendly, works fine on low physics
Hope you are all having a wonderful start to 2026! Happy flying!
Specifications
Spotlights
- dINE 17 days ago
- YarisSedan 16 days ago
- TheRLAF 17 days ago
- TitanVector 17 days ago
General Characteristics
- Predecessor Supersonic Challenge
- Created On Android
- Wingspan 40.6ft (12.4m)
- Length 62.5ft (19.0m)
- Height 23.3ft (7.1m)
- Empty Weight N/A
- Loaded Weight 37,824lbs (17,156kg)
Performance
- Power/Weight Ratio 2.138
- Wing Loading 26.8lbs/ft2 (130.8kg/m2)
- Wing Area 1,411.6ft2 (131.1m2)
- Drag Points 492
Parts
- Number of Parts 314
- Control Surfaces 5
- Performance Cost 1,704
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@Seeras thank you!
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Goofy ah design lol
@Hooha12 Yeah! I agree, spitfire is beautiful!
@Kav yea, British designs are always so goofy. Except stuff like the spitfire, spitfire is awesome 😎
I like British designs. You know why? Because they are strange, and this strangeness makes design beautiful!
Liked this bro! Good job! :D
@supercalifragilisticexpi here is my second entry for the supersonic challenge
@Seeras could you make this a successor to this challenge? Thanks!
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