Power & Performance
Those special qualities that separate one aircraft design from another. Performance specifications presented assume optimal operating conditions for the English Electric / BAC Lightning F.Mk 6 Single-Seat Supersonic Interceptor Aircraft.
2 x Rolls-Royce Avon 301 afterburning turbojet engines (over-under configuration) with reheat developing 12,530lb of thrust dry and 16,360lb of thrust with afterburner.
Propulsion
1,312 mph
2,112 kph | 1,140 kts
Max Speed
55,020 ft
16,770 m | 10 miles
Service Ceiling
802 miles
1,290 km | 697 nm
Operational Range
50,000 ft/min
15,240 m/min
Rate-of-Climb
City-to-City Ranges
Operational range when compared to distances between major cities (in KM).