[Sluf01]

Man-O-Man if this is true, that this is coming out in May, this is gonna be "Fantastic"!!! I always had a fondness for this aircraft...

[smartd]

I have a couple of lightnings now but this is on my list for this year.

[Cavtanker]

That's a different design. How would the tanks on top of the wings affect the flight characteristics?

[smartd]

Only place they could put tanks. They later added a ventral tank. Thing was so fast I do not believe it adversely affected performance

[dilligafocau]

I will be adding this one to the shopping list, the previous models are quite rare on the 'bay these days

[smartd]

Originally Posted by dilligafocau

I will be adding this one to the shopping list, the previous models are quite rare on the 'bay these days

And Perrys lists his for $110.00!!

[11SQNLDR]

Originally Posted by smartd

And Perrys lists his for $110.00!!

Actually 3 of the 4 they have listed at this price are the hardest to find & often sell on Ebay UK for around the 50 - 70 GBP mark second hand!
I have this new release on pre-order and 9 others - I just love them!!

[Draken Vect]

Im very tempted by this one to.

My Dad has the Corgi 56 Sqn. 'Firebirds' 1962 EE Lighting.
It is my favourite Lighting Scheme and very difficult to find now (1st Issue).

[djjeffhall]

Okay, help out a moron Yank. What is the history of this particular bird?

I've got two Lightnings so far and really like them both, though the silver one needs to stay of out the sun since the it's reflection can blind you. < lol >

[planejunky]

Originally Posted by djjeffhall

Okay, help out a moron Yank. What is the history of this particular bird?

I've got two Lightnings so far and really like them both, though the silver one needs to stay of out the sun since the it's reflection can blind you. < lol >

XI (F) Sqn RAF, based at RAF Binbrook in the 1980's. The the two RR Avon engines being serious gas guzzlers, the overwing tanks were an attempt to give the aircraft extra range as it had always suffered terribly in that department. Eventually the "overburger" fuel tanks found their way onto service aircraft serving with 5 and 11 sqns, I'm unsure about the earlier squadrons, as many had converted to the Phantom in the late 1960's and early to mid 1970's.