New supersonic fighter is powered by 2 Rolls-Royce Avons with reheat, armed with de Havilland Firestreak air-to-air infrared target-seeking missiles and equipped with Ferranti Airpass fire-control system; structural details of airframe, most interesting feature of which is 5-spar torsion box of mainplane; each half wing is built separately as subassembly and joined on fuselage center line; cutaway drawing of complete machine, and details of structure and systems. (see also Flight v 80 n 2731 July 13 1961 p 44-51)
Lightnings for royal air force
Aeroplane Astronautics
Aeroplane and Astronautics ; 101 , n 2595
1961
2 pages
Folding sheet
Article (Journal)
English
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