English Electric Lightning

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/English_Electric_Lightning

GPTKB entity

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:armament	gptkb:30_mm_ADEN_cannon gptkb:Firestreak_missile gptkb:Red_Top_missile
gptkbp:category	gptkb:aircraft supersonic aircraft British military aircraft
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:crew	1
gptkbp:designer	gptkb:W._E._W._Petter
gptkbp:developedBy	gptkb:English_Electric_P.1
gptkbp:displayedAt	gptkb:South_African_Air_Force_Museum gptkb:RAF_Museum_Cosford gptkb:Imperial_War_Museum_Duxford
gptkbp:engine	gptkb:Rolls-Royce_Avon
gptkbp:engineType	twin turbojet
gptkbp:firstFlight	1954
gptkbp:height	19 ft 7 in
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	English Electric Lightning
gptkbp:introduced	1960
gptkbp:length	55 ft 3 in
gptkbp:manufacturer	gptkb:English_Electric
gptkbp:maximumSpeed	Mach 2.27
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Lightning
gptkbp:notableFor	stacked engine configuration vertical climb rate
gptkbp:numberBuilt	337
gptkbp:primaryUser	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Saudi_Air_Force gptkb:Kuwait_Air_Force
gptkbp:retired	1988
gptkbp:role	interceptor fighter
gptkbp:serviceCeiling	60,000 ft
gptkbp:status	retired
gptkbp:successor	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:South_African_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Saudi_Air_Force gptkb:Kuwait_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedInConflict	gptkb:Cold_War
gptkbp:variant	gptkb:F.1 gptkb:F.2 gptkb:F.3 gptkb:F.6 gptkb:T.4 gptkb:T.5
gptkbp:wingspan	34 ft 10 in
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum_London gptkb:Tangmere_Military_Aviation_Museum gptkb:English_Electric gptkb:RAF_Lossiemouth gptkb:RAF_Museum_London
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5