What aircraft did I just see?

[Hutch]

Looked Roosian, had an air inlet spike like a Mig 21.  Twin engines, stacked on on top of the other.  Wings vaguely reminded me of Mig 17 or 19.  Two seat, side by side under a single canopy.

It was in use to demonstrate some upper atmosphere stuff, purported to be well over Mach capable.

No pics, caught sight of it in the doctors waiting room on TV.

Any ideers?

[dogmush]

Electric Lightning?

[Hutch]

Nailed it.  Y'all are just the BEST.

Musta been a T variant. 

Thanks!

[French G.]

I'm trying to think of any other aircraft that configured the engines like that. I'm sure there is one but that is a Lightning dead giveaway. And the brits seem to love the side by side cockpit, a two seat Hawker Hunter looks a bit cozy.

[Boomhauer]

Lightning is the only one I could think of matching the physical description, but I had no idea they were side by side instead of tandem.

[MillCreek]

http://www.rafjever.org/118sqnper002.htm

[Doggy Daddy]

The damage at the far end of the greenhouse was made by the arrival of the Lightning canopy.

LOVED that line.

[roo_ster]

Mach 2 in the 1950s.  Musta been plenty exciting.

[Hutch]

An Electric Lightning, not to be confused with gas, diesel, or coal-fired Lightnings?

I tell ya, looking at the one I originally saw, I figured it just had to be some Rooskie small-run interceptor.  A Yak 14.4 "Flatbread" or some such.