Trumpeter 01635 BAE Lightning F.3 小號手   [TP01635]

The Lightning developed beyond its initial interceptor part into an extremely capable attack fighter and reconnaissance platform. The initial production Lightning, the F.1, flew in October 1959, and deliveries began in the summer time of 1960. It had a robust radar and heat-seeking Firestreak missiles. A follow-on variation, the F.1A, had air-refueling ability and a UHF radio. The F.2 variation appeared in 1961, and had better range, rate and roof, a liquid-oxygen breathing system the pilot, a steerable nosewheel, fully-variable afterburners, and improved electronic devices. The F.3, featuring two 16,360-pound thrust Avon machines, a more substantial square-tip fin, Red-Top missiles, together with convenience of carrying two big over-wing gas pods, entered solution in 1964. The F.3A, later re-designated the F.6, was the consequence of a BAC recommendation to almost increase the Lightning's gas capacity and also to fit it with a redesigned wing. This modification allowed the airplane to carry more, be more efficient, and get faster.

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