Kennedy Plane hit by lightening

[Marthatex]

I'm still wondering about Chandra Levy....

They don't all end up dead; neither do all drunk drivers. But they know full well they shouldn't be doing it.

 

[Floh]

God is calling !
:innocent:

What happens if planes are struck by lightning in a thunder storm?

What happens? Usually not much. When struck by lightning, the electrical energy travels through the metal skin of the aircraft and is dissapated via the static wicks. Burn marks will be found at the entry and exit point of the strike (exit points occur if not all the energy is dissapated via the wicks). Occasionally in the more severe instances electrical equipment or avionics may be affected or damaged.

It would be a highly unlikely scenario that lightning would cause a crash. There are only a handful of accidents on record due to a strike. Most notably was back in the 1960's when lightening hit a Pan Am plane directly on the fuel vent causing it to explode inflight. After that accident, the vents were redesigned and static wicks were required to be installed on aircraft.

more: http://tinyurl.com/ksmp7

i've been in a plane struck by lightning in mid-air - do you think G_d was calling on me? :waitasec: