Yes, Lothar, it is helps indeed.
According to the photo you contributed, it seems that rocket bay could not be fitted with missile launch station simultaneously, am I right?
On the Lightning the stagger did not always provide ‘consistency for airflow’. When taxiing, the No 2 engine (top) was kept at 65% to keep the electrics on line with the No 1 at idle. On take off you had to bring the No 1 up to match No 2 before selecting full power otherwise the No 2 would ‘steal’ all the intake air which would lead to a very slow spool up of no 1. It was quite common to see inexperienced pilots launching off down the runway with the top engine in reheat and the bottom still trying to accelerate to 100%
This description gives me vivid image how the powerplant works on Lightning. Now I am wondering if the upper engine (its 1# engine I guess) failed or needs restart in any case, would it be waiting untill the 2# engine down its air flow or you could tell me even 2# engine was staying at maximum speed, the 1# engine were able to restart still?
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