Other sitesThe Anvil F8C Lightning is the civilian variant of the F8A Lightning space superiority fighter that is used by the United Empire of Earth Navy. It closely mimics the military specs of the original F8A, and has been used in lines of defense against Vanduul invaders. It was made available in extremely limited numbers to the civilian market by Anvil to celebrate the debut of the F8A in the UEE Navy.[1]
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*The F8C Lightning can only be obtained by completing one of the following;
During IAE 2950, Jax McCleary talked about a military trainer variant with two seats in the cockpit.[2]
| 2016-12-09 | The F8 Lightning was designed by Chris Smith (Lead Vehicle Artist)[3] and Gavin Rothery (Freelance Conceptist).[4] |
| 2018-01 | The F8C Lightning was available as the Wing Commander concierge reward which is introduced in January 2018.[5] |
| 2023-10-10 | CIG released the F8C Lightning from its pre-Squadron 42 "spoiler" lock to Concierge owners on 10 October 2023 in Alpha 3.20.0b.[6] At the same time, a special event was held where players could obtain access to the F8C in several ways:[6] One was obtaining a gold license, looted from crates in the PU. When you turned this into a rental kiosk, the player would gain access to an F8C for 24 hours, and be able to purchase the ship on the Pledge Store. |
| 2023-10-10 | A special Platinum paint along with an F8C was on offer by obtaining a platinum license, which was only available by taking it from CIG developers in-game. Once obtained, all other players across the server will be alerted to your location. If the player manages to bring it to a ship dealership, they could obtain permanent ownership of the F8C, with LTI. |
| 2023-10-10 | The F8 is due to a gold-standard pass with the release of Squadron 42.[7] |
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