A study in grace and beauty....there's only one jet worthy the name Lightning....

pbehn said:

Was the EE Lightning cleared for carrier operations?

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GrauGeist said:

Just tellin' ya' what I heard, since I grew up in Southern California (about 30 miles away from Catalina Island, as the crow flies) and we had alot of wartime history in the southland.

Also, Consolidated had an initial contract from the USN for PBYs long before 1939. In the years following (between 1935 and 1939), they continued to fill orders as the Navy was upgrading their Patrol squadrons (Hawaii, West Coast and so on): 1935; 60 PBY-1, 1936; 50 PBY-2, 1936; 66 PBY-3, 1937; 33 PBY-4.

Later, when the British adopted Consolidated's name the USN made it official as well.

It might also be found interesting that when Consolidated was on the east coast, making seaplanes for the civilian sector, they were naming their aircraft types after Naval ranks: Admiral, Commodore, etc.

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Capt. Vick said:

I may be wrong, but didn't you guys name the P-38 also?

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rochie said:

I also wonderthat seeing as a lightning's tires were only rated for 12 landings on a runway, how many would they have bern rated for during carrier landings, 2 ?

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nuuumannn said:

I remember being told that the Lightning's main gear tyre pressure was 360 psi. Nowt much give in that.

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