Tuesday, August 15, 2006

What happens when lightning strikes an airplane?

It is estimated that on average, each airplane in the U.S. commercial fleet is struck lightly by lightning more than once each year. In fact, aircraft often trigger lightning when flying through a heavily charged region of a cloud.In these instances, the lightning flash originates at the airplane and extends away in opposite directions.

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1 comments:

David said...

I always wondered about that