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| 75Plus:
In a recent post lightning striking a bridge was mentioned. Check out this aircraft strike. This is the biggest hole in an aircraft caused by a lightning strike that I have ever seen. The pilot must have gotten religion immediately after he wet his pants. I'll bet his ears rang for quite a while afterwards. OK. So, you're in the left-hand seat of an airliner, cruising gently along at 400 knots. The aircraft's on auto-pilot and you're browsing through The Financial Times, checking to see how your new shares in Facebook are performing while you sip a nice cup of coffee. Suddenly the loudest sound you will ever hear goes off just behind your left ear! You're blinded by the flash and can't hear yourself panic. But you're still alive, so you immediately consider retirement!! |
| John Stevenson:
Sure it's lightening ? By the shape of the hole in the second picture it looks like someone in cattle class has exited after being offered seconds on the airlines main meal. John S. |
| kwackers:
Shouldn't there be another hole somewhere? The plane cant just absorb the energy so it must have left/entered somewhere else. |
| Bluechip:
--- Quote from: kwackers on June 30, 2012, 05:37:08 PM --- The plane cant just absorb the energy .... --- End quote --- Yeah, it can. Black Hole innit ??? :smart: BC |
| AdeV:
Normally, lightning barely affects aircraft. They are frequently struck - being big metal objects - but the lightning simply passes over the skin and continues towards its target - ground... If this plane was on the ground when it was struck, then I can understand the damage; but in the air? Does not compute... |
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