EE Twin-Lightning

[PR19_Kit]

Yes, the rules do say 'local time' so you were fine starting work when you did Tophe.

[zenrat]

I am sure I will not draw 36 versions before this one but this Mk.38 code was involved in a judiciary issue between English Electric and Lockheed about the Lightning™ name...

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/EE-Lightning_h.jpg

[Tophe]

Thanks Kit, thanks Fred

[ericr]

Mk.38 is gorgeous !

[Tophe]

Thanks!
Of course, among EE Twin-Lightnings there were also simple two-seaters like the Twin-Mustang, as shown on this photographic "proof":

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/ee-twin-lightning-front-foto2.jpg

[Tophe]

There was also a Twin-Lightning with VG-wings:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/twin-vg-lightning-model-front.jpg

[Tophe]

Among Twin Lightnings, there was also a toon couple of Siamese twin sisters, with 4 eyes, not only 2 noses:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/ee-twin-lightning-toon3.jpg

[Tophe]

As well, the standard Twin (Mk.1?) had too many radars with 2 copies, and that directed to an asymmetric layout:-\

The Very Long Range Mk.3 even replaced the 2 jets in the port fuselage by kerosene tanks. But landing was rather dangerous due to weight unbalance...

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/EE-Lightning_k.jpg

[Tophe]

A slightly different version with high wing and reduced weight:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/EE-Lightning_m.jpg

[Tophe]

This Twin-Lightning version is the (supersonic) (Royal) "Air Force 1" (sold as supersonic biz-jet on the civilian market):

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/EE-Lightning_n.jpg

[Tophe]

Ahem, "a Lightning with two propellers must be a Lockheed P-38, not English Electric at all!", well this may be true in RW but RC modellers are used to replace jet engines (complicated to handle and requiring kerosene) with electric propellers, even for the English Electric Lightning:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/EE-Lightning_o.jpg

[Tophe]

another Twin-Lightning RC model, flyable, involved a different engine layout, for an unknown reason being push-pull:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/EE-Lightning_p.jpg
Maybe the reason was: not to commit the heresy to change the typical Lightning noses, but putting the propellers elsewhere. (To be confirmed by investigation)

[Tophe]

Among Twin-Lightnings with VG wings, there was also a version with lateral air intakes:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/VGLightning7x2.jpg

[Tophe]

Among Twin-Lightnings with 4 pilots/eyes, there were not only VG ones and cartoon ones but also classical ones (T.55):

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/ee-lightning-T55.jpg
EDIT: I mixed words, as a twin-fuselage two-seater has normally 2 pilots thus 4 eyes like the cartoon one, here are 4 pairs of eyes which is different, like the VG one with lateral air intakes

[Tophe]

The next one is not completely a Twin-Lightning but featured a double nose anyway:

= link http://www.kristofmeunier.fr/EE-Lightning_q.jpg