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The Jet So Loud You Can Feel It in Your Chest

I got to witness an absolutely extreme and thunderous fast taxi run by the legendary English Electric Lightning – and it did ...
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60,000 Feet in 3 Minutes: The Lightning That Terrified the Soviets

Britain’s English Electric Lightning could climb faster than any Western jet, hitting 60,000 feet in under three minutes and exceeding Mach 2. This chapter explores the aircraft’s astonishing ...