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How a Lightning Turns Into a Rocket the Second It Hits the Throttle

The English Electric Lightning wasn’t just a fighter it was a vertical rocket with wings, and this clip proves it. The moment ...
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The Jet So Loud You Can Feel It in Your Chest

I got to witness an absolutely extreme and thunderous fast taxi run by the legendary English Electric Lightning – and it did not disappoint. With its twin Rolls-Royce Avon engines screaming, this Cold ...