syscom3
Pacific Historian
The Lightning had the shortest time from engine start to target acquisition and missle launch.
Ad: This forum contains affiliate links to products on Amazon and eBay. More information in Terms and rules
where did you get this pearl of wisdom . All QRA'a are stationed near the end of the runway the aircraft are all plugged in and its just a matter of getting in and turning the key . If you took longer then 5 minutes from the bells til airborne you knew all about it .The Lightning had the shortest time from engine start to target acquisition and missle launch.
If that's not the case then gentlemen, which was fastest up to intercept?
where did you get this pearl of wisdom...
intercept what and where and how highIf that's not the case then gentlemen, which was fastest up to intercept?
do the Brits run faster , how close is the Q to the Rwy, what are the winds are they in limits for a tail wind take off. I don't get how the lightning is faster. Is the pilot chained to the cockpitThe Lightning.
From a standing start to 50,000 feet the Lightning was unsurpassed, period. It was able to out climb every interceptor in its day.do the Brits run faster , how close is the Q to the Rwy, what are the winds are they in limits for a tail wind take off. I don't get how the lightning is faster. Is the pilot chained to the cockpit
From a standing start to 50,000 feet the Lightning was unsurpassed, period. It was able to out climb every interceptor in its day.
Does that include others as well, with twin engines?
100 miles might as well be overhead thats less then 10 minutes away the terminal area I worked with was that bigFrom the moment the engine was started to climb to any altitude, the Lightning had everyone beat by a considerable margin.
And when it came to intercepting a Soviet bomber at sea (I cant remember the range that was specified, but it was around 100 miles or so), the Lightning could still beat out the competition for getting out the fastest, acquire the target regardless of ground control, fire the missle and score a hit.
It was minutes better than the contenders .... F106/Falcon missle, F101/Falcon missle and F14 with Phoniex.
Remember, these aircraft were being vectored and at the same time have very strong internal radar - they knew what they were chasing and be assured would of been able to take care of business if they were ever placed in a shooting war.If the Lightning was/is as fast as you maintain (bare with me here), then it must have burned its fuel to almost empty, to get to the interception point or what you call it? What then? If there's was no target around when they got there, they couldn't just hang around, could they?
you want them up and far away nuclear debris would cause Green Peace to be a tad upset . also couldn't locate the info of Pland or Lancs ref response time that made the lightning so much "better"Remember, these aircraft were being vectored and at the same time have very strong internal radar - they knew what they were chasing and be assured would of been able to take care of business if they were ever placed in a shooting war.
As far as the fuel consumption issue - correct, but then again their job was to get up quick, take care of business and return to do it all over again.
Did they also have the best radar as well then, the Lightning?