English Electric Lightning! DOWNLOAD HERE!

[Shaun]

Here's my next replica, the English Electric Lightning for STOCK KSP.

Tuned for optimum handling. Can reach 240m/s at sea level, and sound barrier (340.3m/s) at 3050M(10,000ft). Easily capable of Mach 2 at 36,000ft and zoom ceiling of 70,000ft+ like the real aircraft.

It only has 3 liquid fuel tanks and a short duration like the real aircraft. (Then again, my Meteor has only 1 tank, but lasts much longer), but with this much power, I'm sure lowering your throttle (I don't think Jeb would like me saying that...) will increase duration and range.

Notes:

-When landing, transfer any available fuel left to the very front tank (just behind intake) The other two tanks are located below this tank, under-wing. Keeping the CoG forward is hard with 2 jet engines and 2 turbojets at the rear.

-Land above 70m/s. The aircraft has a large Angle of Attack at low speeds. Any lower than 70m/s will strike the tail, damaging the skid and/or the bottom engine(s).

-Above 13,500M, engage High Alt Mode (see Action groups below for explanation).

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Action groups are as followed:

1: Engine 1 (top) toggle

2: Engine 2 (bottom) toggle

3: Engine normal mode (for low level flight)*

4: Engine high altitude mode (for high altitude flight)*

5: Ladder toggle.

* high alt shuts down basic jet engines as they are useless above 13,500M as the thrust is low but the increased air drawn from intakes start to phase out power from the Turbojets. Disengaging the basic jets will increase air flow to the turbojets, as well as increase specific impulse and burn time by about 2 minutes. At low level 'Normal Mode', both the turbojets and basic jet engines are working.

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Enjoy!

Edited November 4, 2014 by Shaun

[Vagani]

I am just loving these, they handle so well and look so good

Edit: It says it has mech jeb on it :/

Edited November 4, 2014 by Vagani

[Shaun]

I am just loving these, they handle so well and look so good

Edit: It says it has mech jeb on it :/

Oh so it does. I use for testing so I can see pitch, yaw and rudder in level flight, and what pitch is needed to stay level. Anyway...... corrected the craft file... Enjoy!

[Majorjim!]

You've come from nowhere to posting some of the best aircraft Ive seen!

Keep up the good work mate.

[Shaun]

Thanks!

Let me know of any problems.

In anticipation for the Vulcan being victorious, I've started building the model.

[zekes]

Yes! Yes! Yes! Thank you! Oh my yes!

[Shaun]

Update for those anticipating the Vulcan... it's big. And it has a bomb bay.

[MightyDarkStar]

It completely surpasses the one I made. I'll send a picture later. I had to look at the way you built it to make mine look even close anyways. Yours seems to be based on the F.6 variant, while mine is based on the F.1/2a. On mine I skipped that belly tank as that was optional.