And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
An English Electric Lightning. Fat belly tank! Fastest climbing fighter for many years. Decades, actually. Thirsty sucker. When the gear came up, you had best be planning where you were going to get some fuel. Twin stacked engines.
An interceptor not a fighter. My best mate worked on them in the '60s as an engine fitter. The black and orange triangles on each side of the roundel indicate this machine belongs to 74 Squadron and I think it's an F6. The narrow tires were good for three landings. Al_in_Ottawa
An ex pilot on Utube said he caught a couple of F111's at lowish level in a Lightning but they accelerated away leaving him in their dust. Another said he did a scramble and held full afterburner until he was headed down to land. Low fuel light was shining brightly by finals and that was, I recall, after about 15 minutes of flight. An early mark I suspect - eventually they held enough fuel to be more than a one shot wonder.
An English Electric Lightning. Fat belly tank!
ReplyDeleteFastest climbing fighter for many years. Decades, actually.
Thirsty sucker. When the gear came up, you had best be planning where you were going to get some fuel. Twin stacked engines.
Fantastically fast fighter.
ReplyDeleteAn interceptor not a fighter. My best mate worked on them in the '60s as an engine fitter. The black and orange triangles on each side of the roundel indicate this machine belongs to 74 Squadron and I think it's an F6. The narrow tires were good for three landings.
ReplyDeleteAl_in_Ottawa
An ex pilot on Utube said he caught a couple of F111's at lowish level in a Lightning but they accelerated away leaving him in their dust.
ReplyDeleteAnother said he did a scramble and held full afterburner until he was headed down to land. Low fuel light was shining brightly by finals and that was, I recall, after about 15 minutes of flight. An early mark I suspect - eventually they held enough fuel to be more than a one shot wonder.