The English Electric Lightning (later BAC Lightning) is a British fighter-interceptor developed in the 1950s. Featuring a unique design with an unusual wing and tail, as well as vertically mounted Avon engines, the Lightning became one of the most advanced combat aircraft of the 1960s. It had outstanding flight performance, including the first supersonic cruise among serial jets. This has given it a certain cult status among aviators around the world.
However, the uniqueness of the aircraft also had a price: it was complex and expensive, and it was also difficult to adapt to modernization, which quickly made it outdated. The aircraft served with the UK Royal Air Force, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia until the late 1980s. A total of 337 units were produced.

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00:00 – The English Electric Lightning
00:42 – Protection from Red stars
01:50 – Exotic design
03:33 – Implementation of the program
07:07 – Service
11:53 – Interesting stories
13:43 – Export
14:22 – Flight into history