The Men Who Flew the English Electric Lightning

Download or Read eBook The Men Who Flew the English Electric Lightning PDF written by Martin W Bowman and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2021-03-23 with total page 531 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Men Who Flew the English Electric Lightning
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 531
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ISBN-10 : 9781526705662
ISBN-13 : 1526705664
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Book Synopsis The Men Who Flew the English Electric Lightning by : Martin W Bowman

Book excerpt: The early 1950s were a boom time for British aviation. The lessons of six years of war had been learned and much of the research into jet engines, radar and aerodynamics had begun to reach fruition. In Britain, jet engine technology led the world, while wartime developments into swept wing design in Germany and their transonic research program were used to give western design teams a quantum leap in aircraft technology. At English Electric, 'Teddy' Petter's design team were keen to capitalize on the success of their Canberra jet bomber and rose to the challenge of providing a high speed interceptor for the RAF. Martin W. Bowman describes the career of the Lightning in detail using first-hand accounts of what it was like to fly and service this thoroughbred. Illustrated with over 200 color and b/w photographs, appendices listing Lightning squadrons, production totals, individual aircraft histories and with the first in-depth analysis into why a third of all Lightnings were lost, The Men Who Flew the English Electric Lightning is a fine record of the last truly great all-British fighter.


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