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==== Engine performance ====
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! colspan="3" | Aircraft mass
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! colspan="1" | Basic Mass (no fuel) || colspan="2" | Wing loading (full fuel)
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| colspan="2" | Rolls-Royce Avon Mk.302 || 2
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| colspan="1" | 14,092 kg || colspan="2" | 246 kg/m<sup>2</sup>
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! colspan="3" | Engine characteristics
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! colspan="2" | Mass with fuel (no external load) || rowspan="2" | Max Takeoff<br/>Weight
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! Weight (each) || colspan="2" | Type
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| 1,310 kg || colspan="2" | Afterburning axial-flow turbojet
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| 15,353 kg || 18,632 kg || 19,000 kg
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! colspan="3" | {{Annotation|Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB)|The maximum thrust produced by each engine, while mounted in the aircraft. NOTE: Thrust varies significantly depending on speed & altitude.}}
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! colspan="3" | Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
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! Condition || 100% || WEP
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! 5m fuel || 18m fuel || MTOW
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| ''Stationary'' || 5,620 kgf || 7,390 kgf
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| 0.96 || 0.79 || 0.78
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| ''Maximum'' || 5,700 kgf || 7,400 kgf
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| 0.96 || 0.79 || 0.78
 
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== Armaments ==
 
== Armaments ==
=== Offensive armament ===
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=== Offensive armament===
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{{main|ADEN (30 mm)}}
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is armed with:
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* 2 x 30 mm ADEN cannon, mounted in bell tank (120 RPG = 240 total)
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=== Suspended armament===
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<!--''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.''-->
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{{main|Firestreak|Red Top}}
  
=== Suspended armament ===
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The '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' can be outfitted with the following ordenance:
''Describe the aircraft's suspended armament: additional cannons under the wings, bombs, rockets and torpedoes. This section is especially important for bombers and attackers. If there is no suspended weaponry remove this subsection.''
 
  
=== Defensive armament ===
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* Without load
''Defensive armament with turret machine guns or cannons, crewed by gunners. Examine the number of gunners and what belts or drums are better to use. If defensive weaponry is not available, remove this subsection.''
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* 2 x Firestreak missiles
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* 2 x Red Top missiles
  
 
== Usage in battles ==
 
== Usage in battles ==
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=== Pros and cons ===
 
=== Pros and cons ===
''Summarise and briefly evaluate the vehicle in terms of its characteristics and combat effectiveness. Mark its pros and cons in the bulleted list. Try not to use more than 6 points for each of the characteristics. Avoid using categorical definitions such as "bad", "good" and the like - use substitutions with softer forms such as "inadequate" and "effective".''
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'''Pros:'''
 
'''Pros:'''
 
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* Surprisingly good turn rate between 800 - 1,000 km/h IAS
Surprisingly good turn rate between 800 - 1,000 km/h IAS
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* Red Top missiles with high seeker gimbal, g overload and all aspect capability with radar lock on (slaving)
 
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* A pair of ADENs, notoriously good cannons
Red Top missiles with high FOV, g overload and all aspect capability with radar lock on (slaving)
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* Good climb rate and acceleration
 
 
A pair of ADENs, notoriously good cannons
 
 
 
Good climb rate and acceleration
 
 
 
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'''Cons:'''
 
'''Cons:'''
 
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* Big target
Big target
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* High AoA, speed loss during turns
 
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* Below average roll rate
High AoA, speed loss during turns
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* Limited weapon selections
 
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* Although its climb rate and acceleration characteristics are good, you will still get outclimbed in a number of scenarios
Below average roll rate
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* Relatively low top speed at sea level in a straight line (1,280 km/h IAS)  
 
 
Limited weapon selections
 
 
 
Although its climb rate and acceleration characteristics are good, you will still get outclimbed in a number of scenarios
 
 
 
Relatively low top speed at sea level in a straight line (1,280 km/h IAS)  
 
 
 
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== History ==
 
== History ==

Revision as of 21:21, 19 March 2020

Rank 7 USA
F-5C Pack
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Lightning F.6
AB RB SB
9.3 9.3 9.7
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Description

GarageImage Lightning F.6.jpg


The Lightning F.6 is a rank VI British jet fighter with a battle rating of 9.3 (AB/RB) and 9.7 (SB). It was introduced in Update 1.97 "Viking Fury".

General info

Flight performance

Describe how the aircraft behaves in the air. Speed, manoeuvrability, acceleration and allowable loads - these are the most important characteristics of the vehicle.

Characteristics Max Speed
(km/h at 12,192 m)
Max altitude
(metres)
Turn time
(seconds)
Rate of climb
(metres/second)
Take-off run
(metres)
AB RB AB RB AB RB
Stock 2,215 2,200 16000 27.9 28.2 150.7 141.4 850
Upgraded 2,387 2,290 24.4 26.0 195.3 172.0

Details

Features
Combat flaps Take-off flaps Landing flaps Air brakes Arrestor gear Drogue chute
X
Limits
Wings (km/h) Gear (km/h) Flaps (km/h) Max Static G
Combat Take-off Landing + -
1361 463 N/A 720 463 ~10 ~6
Optimal velocities (km/h)
Ailerons Rudder Elevators Radiator
< 850 < 700 < 700 N/A

Engine performance

Engine Aircraft mass
Engine name Number Basic Mass (no fuel) Wing loading (full fuel)
Rolls-Royce Avon Mk.302 2 14,092 kg 246 kg/m2
Engine characteristics Mass with fuel (no external load) Max Takeoff
Weight
Weight (each) Type 5m fuel 18m fuel
1,310 kg Afterburning axial-flow turbojet 15,353 kg 18,632 kg 19,000 kg
Maximum engine thrust @ 0 m (RB / SB) Thrust to weight ratio @ 0 m (100%)
Condition 100% WEP 5m fuel 18m fuel MTOW
Stationary 5,620 kgf 7,390 kgf 0.96 0.79 0.78
Maximum 5,700 kgf 7,400 kgf 0.96 0.79 0.78

Survivability and armour

In line with its role as a high performance interceptor aircraft the Lightning F.6 has no armoured plating or bulletproof glass, such additions would have increased the weight of the aircraft, while offering no real benefit for it's intended role.

Most of the inside of the wings (including the flaps) consists of fuel tanks, fuel is also stored in the ventral tank. The top engine is mounted above and to the rear of the bottom engine, this leaves it exposed to enemy fire; on the flip side the bottom engine is shielded from enemy fire by the top engine and wing fuel tanks, this makes is surprisingly resilient to damage, it is not uncommon for it to even continue functioning after the aircraft has been hit my a missile (although the rest of the aircraft will be well and truly broken afterwards).

The large belly tank and high wings of the Lightning means it is able to survive belly landings very well.

Armaments

Offensive armament

Main article: ADEN (30 mm)

The Lightning F.6 is armed with:

  • 2 x 30 mm ADEN cannon, mounted in bell tank (120 RPG = 240 total)

Suspended armament

Main articles: Firestreak, Red Top

The Lightning F.6 can be outfitted with the following ordenance:

  • Without load
  • 2 x Firestreak missiles
  • 2 x Red Top missiles

Usage in battles

Describe the tactics of playing in the aircraft, the features of using aircraft in a team and advice on tactics. Refrain from creating a "guide" - do not impose a single point of view, but instead, give the reader food for thought. Examine the most dangerous enemies and give recommendations on fighting them. If necessary, note the specifics of the game in different modes (AB, RB, SB).

Pros and cons

Pros:

  • Surprisingly good turn rate between 800 - 1,000 km/h IAS
  • Red Top missiles with high seeker gimbal, g overload and all aspect capability with radar lock on (slaving)
  • A pair of ADENs, notoriously good cannons
  • Good climb rate and acceleration

Cons:

  • Big target
  • High AoA, speed loss during turns
  • Below average roll rate
  • Limited weapon selections
  • Although its climb rate and acceleration characteristics are good, you will still get outclimbed in a number of scenarios
  • Relatively low top speed at sea level in a straight line (1,280 km/h IAS)

History

Describe the history of the creation and combat usage of the aircraft in more detail than in the introduction. If the historical reference turns out to be too long, take it to a separate article, taking a link to the article about the vehicle and adding a block "/History" (example: https://wiki.warthunder.com/(Vehicle-name)/History) and add a link to it here using the main template. Be sure to reference text and sources by using <ref></ref>, as well as adding them at the end of the article with <references />. This section may also include the vehicle's dev blog entry (if applicable) and the in-game encyclopedia description (under === In-game description ===, also if applicable).

Media

See also

Links to the articles on the War Thunder Wiki that you think will be useful for the reader, for example:

  • reference to the series of the aircraft;
  • links to approximate analogues of other nations and research trees.

External links


The English Electric Company Limited
Jet Fighters  Lightning F.6 · Lightning F.53
Jet Bombers  Canberra B Mk 2 · Canberra B (I) Mk 6
Tanks  Excelsior
  The English Electric Company allowed the Glenn L. Martin Company to license-build Canberra bombers for the United States Air Force.

Britain jet aircraft
Blackburn  Buccaneer S.1 · Buccaneer S.2 · Buccaneer S.2B
British Aerospace  Harrier GR.7 · Sea Harrier FRS.1 (e) · Sea Harrier FRS.1 · Sea Harrier FA 2
British Aircraft Corporation  Strikemaster Mk.88
English Electric  Canberra B Mk 2 · Canberra B (I) Mk 6 · Lightning F.6 · Lightning F.53
Gloster  Meteor F Mk 3 · Sea Meteor F Mk 3 · Meteor F Mk 4 G.41F · Meteor F Mk 4 G.41G · Meteor F Mk.8 G.41K · Meteor F Mk.8 Reaper
  Javelin F.(A.W.) Mk.9
de Havilland  Vampire F.B.5 · Venom FB.4 · Sea Venom FAW 20 · Sea Vixen F.A.W. Mk.2
Hawker  Sea Hawk FGA.6 · Hunter F.1 · Hunter F.6 · Hunter FGA.9 · Harrier GR.1 · Harrier GR.3
Panavia  Tornado GR.1 · Tornado F.3 · Tornado F.3 Late
SEPECAT  Jaguar GR.1 · Jaguar GR.1A · Jaguar IS
Supermarine  Attacker FB 1 · Attacker FB.2 · Scimitar F Mk.1 · Swift F.1 · Swift F.7
Foreign  Phantom FG.1 (USA) · Phantom FGR.2 (USA) · F-4J(UK) Phantom II (USA)
Australia  F-111C
India  ▄MiG-21 Bison
South Africa  ▄JAS39C