English Electric Lightning F.6

Model

• Highly accurate model, built over drawings and plans of the real aircraft
• English Electric Lightning F.6 and F.53 variants included
• Animated flying surfaces, landing gear, doors, hatches and airbrakes
• Detailed landing gear with realistic suspension and accurate animation of the distinctive retraction process
• Highly detailed virtual cockpit with radar scope and a significant number of animated/functioning switches and levers
• Deployable braking chute which can be operated using either a keystroke or cockpit switch
• Custom-coded, gravity-operated air-bleed doors – housed in the fuselage sides
• Authentic segmented tail-hook
• Comprehensive set of ground equipment including chocks, pre-flight flags, probe sheath, cockpit ladder and even a tie-down cockpit cover
• Switchable ground power unit
• Includes the distinctive over-wing fuel tanks, selectable from the virtual cockpit
• Dynamically animated reheats and operating thrust vanes in the tail pipes
• Cockpit canopy is textured to replicate the low-glare, ‘dark-gold’ look of the original cockpit glazing
•  Red Top missiles, fitted to the fuselage on authentic pylons and capped for pre-flight safety when ground equipment is toggled
• ADEN gun-pods built into the ventral tank, featuring muzzle flash and shell casing ejection effects
• Animated SNEB’ rocket packs fitted to the F.53 version, together with under-wing pods
• Accurate modelling of the Martin-Baker ejection seat from the Lightning period

Liveries

A total of seven high definition liveries are included, featuring plenty of polished, heat-scorched and rivet-filled metal surfaces!

• XR770 ‘AA’ – RAF 5 Squadron (red tail)
• XR728 ‘JS’ – RAF Lightning Training Flight
• XS901 ‘AH’ – RAF 5 Squadron (camouflage)
• XR752 ‘Y’ – RAF 111 Squadron
• XS903 ‘BA’ – RAF 11 Squadron
• XS895 ‘H’ – RAF 74 Squadron
• 53-689 ‘J’ – Royal Saudi Air Force (Mk.53)

Virtual cockpit

• ‘Baked’ textures used to give the highly detailed cockpit a period, worn look
• Fully functional with nearly all switches, knobs and levers animated and functional
• Authentic gauges and tracking, radar and radio equipment – featuring the large AHI and NAV/TAC dial displays
• Distinctive ribbon airspeed/MACH indicator – 3D gauge with dual KIAS/MACH read-outs
• Realistic liquid-filled EB2 standby compass
• Collimated gun-sight
• Radar scope with adjustable screen presentation displaying terrain, airport and traffic information
• Fully functional autopilot which can be linked to the ILS and TAC displays for navigation and approach modes
• DME, NAV, ADF, transponder and communications radio suite
• Custom-coded engine selector switch, starter, reheat and engine cut controls
• Accurate fuel tank gauge array, including the unique Lightning flap tanks
• Functional annunciator banks for all major engine systems
• Authentic tachometers indicate spool-up for the pre-start motors
• Full night lighting effects for the instruments and panels

Other features

• Highly accurate flight dynamics closely simulate the real aircraft performance envelope
• Lighting and effects including afterburners, start-up smoke, strobes, recognition and navigation lights
• Professional standard stereo sound set delivers the full force of the two Rolls-Royce Avon engines with their unique start-up sequences

Paint Kit

A layered PSD paint kit is included, featuring individual layers for weathering and detail (Photoshop or similar software required).