2K views · 48 reactions | The Pinnacle of Fighter Aircraft: The Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II | Simple History | Facebook

584K views · 8.4K reactions | "I was with it all the way, until I let the handbrake off"... The English Electric Lightning was a favourite amongst pilots for its incredible speed and rate of climb. In this episode of Duxford in Depth we explore the development and history of this remarkable aircraft and take a look Duxford's own example, XM135. Watch in full on YouTube: https://bit.ly/3yiViaC | Imperial War Museum Duxford | Facebook

During the history-making F-35C Initial Sea Trials aboard USS Nimitz (CVN 68) in 2014, the F-35 Lightning II Pax River Integrated Test Force (ITF) from Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 aboard NAS Patuxent River, Maryland, landed two F-35Cs aboard an aircraft carrier for the first time ever and completed 124 catapult launches and 124 arrested landings with zero one-wires or unintentional hook-down missed arrestments (bolters) during its first-ever at-sea period. Video by Dane Wiedmann | M

9.1K views · 868 reactions | F-35B Lightnings from 617 Squadron (‘Dambusters’) landing on HMS Queen Elizabeth on Sunday 2 May 2021 ahead of Exercise Strike Warrior. | British Armed Forces News | Facebook

F-35 Lightning Ignites Engines Aboard the Largest Transport Aircraft! #viralvideo #navy #F35Lightning #AirPower #MilitaryInnovation | The Military Power Hub

One distinctive feature of the P-38 Lightning is its counter-rotating propellers. In most single engine aircraft, several aerodynamic forces combine to pull the plane to the left, a set of effects pilots learn early as “turning tendencies.” With twin engines, designers can cancel out much of this behavior by having the propellers spin in opposite directions. On the P-38, the blades rotate outward at the top, which balances the forces from each engine and eliminates a critical engine. The result

New at the Warhawk Air Museum: the legendary P-38 Lightning Honey Bunny 🛩️✨ Come see this iconic aircraft up close before it’s gone! #WarhawkAirMuseum #P38Lightning #HoneyBunny #AviationHistory #FlyHigh" | Warhawk Air Museum