Lightning from the Cockpit : Flying the Supersonic Legend

Caygill, Peter

ISBN 10: 184415355X / ISBN 13: 9781844153558

Published by Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC, 2006

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Synopsis:

The English Electric Lightning was the only single-seat supersonic interceptor fighter designed and manufactured in the UK. It saw service with the RAF in the sixties and seventies and gained a worthy reputation for its speed ( in excess of Mach 2 ) and phenomenal rate of climb. It was, however, a not entirely reliable aeroplane and over fifty were lost during its operational career. In this book, the author has gathered together 16 personal accounts of what it was like to fly the Lightning, thrilling stories that convey the immense brute power of the machine and also its many pitfalls. It will enthrall the enormous following the aircraft still enjoys. Since the accident in 2009 there are currently no Lightnings in the air anywhere in the world but there is a two-seat Lightning T.5 under long-term rebuild to fly in the USA however.

About the Author: Peter Caygill, Previously published books include Airlife Combat Legend - Focke Wulfe FW-190, Spitfire Ms I-V, also Jet Jockeys and Spitfire Mk V in Action.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lightning from the Cockpit : Flying the ...
Publisher: Casemate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC
Publication Date: 2006
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Good
Edition: New Ed.