Watched Brian Cox's prog last night.
He flew in an English Electric Lightning to 60,000ft to demonstrate the curvature of the Earth and the thin blue line of the atmosphere.
Spectacular aircraft for 1959.
We did good stuff in those days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning
Not to mention Blue Streak and Black Arrow.
Lions. Donkeys. Doomed. Etc.
And
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra
was used by the Septics for spy flights before they thought of sticking ridiculously long wings on the Starfighter.
He flew in an English Electric Lightning to 60,000ft to demonstrate the curvature of the Earth and the thin blue line of the atmosphere.
Spectacular aircraft for 1959.
We did good stuff in those days.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Lightning
Not to mention Blue Streak and Black Arrow.
Lions. Donkeys. Doomed. Etc.
And
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Electric_Canberra
was used by the Septics for spy flights before they thought of sticking ridiculously long wings on the Starfighter.
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