gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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gptkb:30_mm_ADEN_cannon
air-to-air missiles
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gptkbp:category
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gptkb:aircraft
supersonic aircraft
British military aircraft
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:crew
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1
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gptkbp:engine
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gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Avon
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gptkbp:engineType
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twin turbojet
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gptkbp:exportedTo
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gptkb:Kuwait
gptkb:Saudi_Arabia
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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4 August 1954
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gptkbp:height
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19 ft 7 in
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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BAC Lightning
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gptkbp:introduced
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1960
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gptkbp:length
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55 ft 3 in
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:British_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkb:English_Electric
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gptkbp:maximumSpeed
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Mach 2.27
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Lightning
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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exceptional rate of climb
stacked engine configuration
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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337
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Gloster_Javelin
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gptkbp:primaryUser
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Saudi_Air_Force
gptkb:Kuwait_Air_Force
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gptkbp:retired
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1988
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gptkbp:role
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interceptor
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gptkbp:serviceCeiling
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60,000 ft
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gptkbp:status
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retired
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:usedInConflict
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gptkb:Cold_War
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gptkbp:wingspan
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34 ft 10 in
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:British_Aircraft_Corporation
gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Avon
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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