COCKPIT VIEW: lightning strike. Video: twitter.com/juampyro ⚡️ Boeing | Aeronews

Inside the cockpit of the Flying Bulls Austria Lockheed P-38 Lightning during its display in the middle of the Alps. First conceived in 1937 by Lockheed chief engineer Hall L. Hibbard and his then assistant, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, the twin-boomed P-38 was the most innovative plane of its day, combining speed with unheard-of advances: two supercharged engines and a potent mix of four 50-caliber machine guns and a 20-mm cannon. Upon its official introduction in 1940, the P-38 was capable of cli

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The English Electric Lightning was a British supersonic interceptor aircraft, renowned for its exceptional speed and climb performance. Introduced into Royal Air Force (RAF) service in 1960, it was the only UK-designed and -built fighter capable of exceeding Mach 2. Its distinctive design featured two vertically stacked Rolls-Royce Avon turbojet engines, enabling rapid ascent and high-speed interception missions during the Cold War. Despite its impressive capabilities, the Lightning had a limite

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 was capable of a top speed of 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

Airplanes meet lightning more often than you'd think. But they continue their voyage, undisturbed. Here is the story behind it. | Interesting Engineering