EE Lightning

[PR19_Kit]

Yes, it's exactly that, says so in the article.

[Mossie]

 

[scooter]

Plus a whole lot about lots of proposed RAAF variants

A Lightning in ARDU Fanta can would be a headscratcher at shows

[kitbasher]

Yes, it's exactly that, says so in the article.

I've got the book and that edition of 'Aeroplane' and the latter's RAAF Lightning article I felt differed ever so slightly.

[thundereagle1997]

An EE P.8 with 2 EJ200s a cranked arrow double delta wing canard foreplanes & a bubble canopy would be a great idea for a modern
robust simple fighter.

[Mossie]

Presumably they assumed the RAAF were thinking of getting a tanker or two?

But the Mirage III was hardly the longest ranged fighter of its time, was it?

The RAAF did seriously consider the Starfighter as well, (twice I believe, F-104A and F-104G). Like the Lightning, I believe there were mods to improve the range, an Avon being one. Trouble was, there wasn't much available at that time that was supersonic with long range that the RAAF could afford.

[zenrat]

Presumably they assumed the RAAF were thinking of getting a tanker or two?

But the Mirage III was hardly the longest ranged fighter of its time, was it?

The RAAF did seriously consider the Starfighter as well, (twice I believe, F-104A and F-104G). Like the Lightning, I believe there were mods to improve the range, an Avon being one. Trouble was, there wasn't much available at that time that was supersonic with long range that the RAAF could afford.

Yak 28-P?

[scooter]

Presumably they assumed the RAAF were thinking of getting a tanker or two?

But the Mirage III was hardly the longest ranged fighter of its time, was it?

The RAAF did seriously consider the Starfighter as well, (twice I believe, F-104A and F-104G). Like the Lightning, I believe there were mods to improve the range, an Avon being one. Trouble was, there wasn't much available at that time that was supersonic with long range that the RAAF could afford.

Yak 28-P?

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