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airliner struck by lighting (Read 428 times)
Jan 9th, 2008 at 7:24am

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Reply #1 - Jan 9th, 2008 at 7:37am

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"man i bet the pilot had to change his shorts"  Why?  They get struck all the time!

It's positive or mega lightning you need to worry about..  Only makes up a small percentage of all lightning.

Cool capture of the event though by a lucky cameraman.
 

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Reply #2 - Jan 9th, 2008 at 10:34am

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Wow...Pretty intense... Shocked
 

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Reply #3 - Jan 10th, 2008 at 9:02am

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Flight crews often don't even realize they've taken a hit... it's normally a non-event.
there is a small risk that electronics may be disrupted or damaged, but like the airframe, they are protected.

Very cool footage though- you can even see some of the plasma get torn away and left behind!
 

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