How Britain Built An Overpowered Interceptor Unlike Anything Else - The English Electric Lightning

Play War Thunder now using the links below and get a free bonus pack. Available to both new or returning players on PC or console: PC/ console : https://playwt.link/aviationrepublic iOS / Android: https://wtm.game/aviationrepublic Who doesn’t love the English Electric Lightning?, I for one am a bit of a fan boy, if you ever visit RAF Hendon in the UK and you see a chap in a blue ball cap, next to the F.6 drooling over her, that'll be me (I may or may not have a flask of Tea). She’s one of those machines that stops you in your tracks the moment you see her up close, nothing can prepare you for the sheer majesty, ok, a bit hyperbolic, but I love the old girl and have since I were a nipper. The Lightning is what happens when engineers decide no amount of power is too much — and then add more for good measure. The result? An interceptor with a rocket-like climb rate and performance not for the faint of heart. In this video, I dive into the development and history of this legendary Cold War aircraft — a machine that captured the imagination of millions and still makes my knees go a little weak every time I see her, oh and the story has cows and some French too. :-) I hope you enjoy watching it as much as I enjoyed making it. #EnglishElectricLightning #Fastestjet #AviationHistory #MilitaryHistory #Concorde #ColdWar ============ CONTENTS ============ 00:00:00 - Intro - A Homesick Angel 00:02:56 - Chapter 1: English Electric Lightning - Miles Behind 00:09:17 - Chapter 2: English Electric Lightning - Make you an Offer 00:16:18 - Chapter 3: English Electric Lightning - Curious Cows 00:24:10 - Chapter 4: English Electric Lightning - More Peas Please 00:38:09 - Chapter 5: English Electric Lightning - Big B and the Sandman 00:50:20 - Chapter 6: English Electric Lightning - Mach 2 of Bust 00:55:06 - Chapter 7: English Electric Lightning - The Most English of Machines 01:13:52 - Chapter 8: English Electric Lightning - Into the Blue ============ CREDITS ============ I am deeply grateful and extend my heartfelt thanks to the following individuals who generously provided photos and videos for this project Andy Davy Brian Bickers Brian Johnstone Charles E. Mac Kay Charlie Stewart Chris England Derek Healy Fergal Goodman Garry Lakin George Baczkowski Graham Hutchinson Mike Dowsing SourceS and Channel Links: Link to Anglo-American Lightning Organisation https://aalo.club/club Paul Seymour https://www.airhistory.net/photo/6561... Lightning F.6 XP693 Static Engine Run, 26th November 1994 Yotube: Stoat13    • Lightning F.6 XP693 Static Engine Run, 26t...   Lightning F.6 XP693 Static Engine Run, 9th March 1996 Youtube: Stoat13    • Lightning F.6 XP693 Static Engine Run, 9th...   English Electric Lightning YouTube: Dariusz Gorgoń    • English Electric Lightning   Anidaat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bin... F-4J(UK) Phantom II, serial ZE351 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonne... Thunder City - ZU-BEX in 2002 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thunder... 📺 Video contains brief, transformed clips from the following films and shows: All footage is used under Fair Use for the purpose of commentary, storytelling, and historical reference. No audio is used, and all clips are visually transformed. No copyright infringement intended. Monty Python material is © Python (Monty) Pictures Ltd. All rights remain with the original copyright holders. Original footage and recreated scenes may not be 100% accurate to the event being described but has been used for dramatic effect. This is because there may not have been original footage of a particular event available, or copyright prevents us from showing it. Our aim is to be as historically true as we can be given the materials available. “NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SECTIONS 106 AND 106A, THE FAIR USE OF A COPYRIGHTED WORK, INCLUDING SUCH USE BY REPRODUCTION IN COPIES OR PHONORECORDS OR BY ANY OTHER MEANS SPECIFIED BY THAT SECTION, FOR PURPOSES SUCH AS CRITICISM, COMMENT, NEWS REPORTING, TEACHING (INCLUDING MULTIPLE COPIES FOR CLASSROOM USE), SCHOLARSHIP, OR RESEARCH, IS NOT AN INFRINGEMENT OF COPYRIGHT.” THIS VIDEO AND OUR YOUTUBE CHANNEL IN GENERAL MAY CONTAIN CERTAIN COPYRIGHTED WORKS THAT WERE NOT SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED TO BE USED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER(S), BUT WHICH WE BELIEVE IN GOOD FAITH ARE PROTECTED BY FEDERAL LAW AND THE FAIR USE DOCTRINE FOR ONE OR MORE OF THE REASONS NOTED ABOVE. IF YOU HAVE ANY SPECIFIC CONCERNS ABOUT THIS VIDEO OR OUR POSITION ON THE FAIR USE DEFENSE, PLEASE CONTACT US AT [email protected] SO WE CAN DISCUSS AMICABLY Hello, what you doing all the way down here. Remember to hit the like button, leave a comment and subscribe.