thunderbolt (redirected from thunderclap)

P-47

 or Thunderbolt

Fighter and fighter-bomber aircraft used by Allied air forces in World War II. A single-seat, single-engine monoplane, it was developed in the U.S. to meet the need for a high-speed long-range fighter. First flown in 1941, it carried eight .50-caliber machine guns, had a maximum bomb load of 2,500 lbs (1,100 kg), and could carry ten 5-in. (127-mm) rockets beneath its wings. It had a maximum speed of 440 mph (700 kph) and a ceiling of 40,000 ft (12,000 m). More P-47s (15,683) were built for the Allied air services than any other fighter.

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thunderbolt

1. a flash of lightning accompanying thunder

2. (in mythology) the destructive weapon wielded by several gods, esp the Greek god Zeus

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thunderbolt [′thən·dər‚bōlt]

(geophysics)

In mythology, a lightning flash accompanied by a material bolt or dart and which causes great damage; it is still used as a popular term for a single lightning discharge accompanied by thunder.