English Electric Lightning
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Lightning F.3A
* Single-seat fighter
* Extended range, 800 miles with large ventral tank
* New cambered wings
* A total of 16 built at the end of F.3 production, known also as an F3 Interim version or F.6 Interim Version
* A total of 15 modified later to full F.6 standard[
* Single-seat fighter
* Extended range, 800 miles with large ventral tank
* New cambered wings
* A total of 16 built at the end of F.3 production, known also as an F3 Interim version or F.6 Interim Version
* A total of 15 modified later to full F.6 standard[
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Lightning T 4
* Two-seat side-by-side training version, based on the F.1A.
* Two prototypes and 20 production built
* Two aircraft later converted to T 5 prototypes
* Two aircraft later converted to T 54
* Two-seat side-by-side training version, based on the F.1A.
* Two prototypes and 20 production built
* Two aircraft later converted to T 5 prototypes
* Two aircraft later converted to T 54
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Lightning T 5
* Two-seat side-by-side training version, based on the F.3.
* 22 production aircraft built
* One former RAF aircraft later converted to T55 for Saudi Arabia (crashed before delivery)
* Two former RAF aircraft later civilian operated
* Two-seat side-by-side training version, based on the F.3.
* 22 production aircraft built
* One former RAF aircraft later converted to T55 for Saudi Arabia (crashed before delivery)
* Two former RAF aircraft later civilian operated
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Lightning F.6
* Single-seat fighter (an improved longer-range variant of the F.3)
* New wings with better efficiency and subsonic performance, increased fuel storage
* Overwing fuel tanks and larger ventral fuel tank
* Change back to 30 mm cannons (initially no cannons but later in the forward part of ventral pack rather than in nose).
* Two x Red Top missile
* A total of 39 built (also 9 converted from F.3 and 15 from F.3A)
* Single-seat fighter (an improved longer-range variant of the F.3)
* New wings with better efficiency and subsonic performance, increased fuel storage
* Overwing fuel tanks and larger ventral fuel tank
* Change back to 30 mm cannons (initially no cannons but later in the forward part of ventral pack rather than in nose).
* Two x Red Top missile
* A total of 39 built (also 9 converted from F.3 and 15 from F.3A)
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Lightning F.52
* Slightly modified ex-RAF F.2 single-seat fighters for export to Saudi Arabia (five converted from F 2).
* Slightly modified ex-RAF F.2 single-seat fighters for export to Saudi Arabia (five converted from F 2).
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Lightning F.53
* Export version of the F.6 with pylons for bombs or unguided rocket pods, 44 × 2 in (50 mm)
* A total of 46 built and one converted from F.6 (12 F.53Ks for the Kuwaiti Air Force, 34 F.53s for the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force, one aircraft crashed before delivery)
* Used air-to-ground in dispute near border with South Yemen in 1969 with great success
* Export version of the F.6 with pylons for bombs or unguided rocket pods, 44 × 2 in (50 mm)
* A total of 46 built and one converted from F.6 (12 F.53Ks for the Kuwaiti Air Force, 34 F.53s for the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force, one aircraft crashed before delivery)
* Used air-to-ground in dispute near border with South Yemen in 1969 with great success
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Lightning T.54
* Ex-RAF T.4 two-seat trainers supplied to Saudi Arabia (two converted).
* Ex-RAF T.4 two-seat trainers supplied to Saudi Arabia (two converted).
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Lightning T.55
* Two-seat side-by-side training aircraft (export version of the T 5).
* Eight built (six T55s for the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force, two T 55Ks for the Kuwaiti Air Force and one converted from T 5 that crashed before delivery)
* Two-seat side-by-side training aircraft (export version of the T 5).
* Eight built (six T55s for the Royal Saudi Arabian Air Force, two T 55Ks for the Kuwaiti Air Force and one converted from T 5 that crashed before delivery)
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Sea Lightning FAW.1
* Proposed two-seat Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier capable variant with variable-geometry wing; not built.
Total production was 277 single-seat fighters and 52 two-seater trainers, including RAF and export aircraft.
* Proposed two-seat Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm carrier capable variant with variable-geometry wing; not built.
Total production was 277 single-seat fighters and 52 two-seater trainers, including RAF and export aircraft.
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