{"product_id":"english-electric-lightning-control-stick-ornament-limited-availability","title":"English Electric Lightning Control Stick ornament - limited availability","description":"\u003cp\u003eYour chance to own a very rare part of an exceptional aircraft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eEnglish Electric Lightning\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a British interceptor\/fighter that served from 1960 to 1988. It is capable of a top speed above Mach 2. It was operated by the RAF and the Kuwait and Royal Saudi air forces.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnusually, its two Rolls Royce Avon turbojets were stacked vertically, one over the other within the fuselage. The Lightning was designed and developed as an interceptor to defend the airfields of the British 'V Bomber' strategic nuclear force\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-:2_4-0\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efrom attack by anticipated future Soviet nuclear-armed supersonic bombers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEven in comparison with contemporary aircraft, the Lightning has an exceptional\u003cspan\u003e overall speed (Mach 2.2) and rate of climb and an extraordinary ceiling in excess of 80,000 feet. P\u003c\/span\u003eilots have described flying it as \"being saddled to a skyrocket\".\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-Winchester_p._82_1-2\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003csup class=\"reference\" id=\"cite_ref-6\"\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt is an example of exceptional British engineering.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOnly 337 were built, so these control sticks are very rare.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBase diameter 11cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHeight 29cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Navy Wings Flight Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56942205796730,"sku":"HO-NW-LIGHTNINGSTICK","price":750.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1795\/3033\/files\/NavyWings-MountedLightningControlStick-1-2048x2048px.jpg?v=1781533849","url":"https:\/\/shop.navywings.org.uk\/products\/english-electric-lightning-control-stick-ornament-limited-availability","provider":"Navy Wings Flight Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}