by Allen | May 17, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
Ed Rupke of LTI discusses the state of aircraft lightning protection in a new Washington Post article. http://t.co/MHm5zbl
by Allen | May 12, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
Unbelievable video of an Airbus A380 being struck on landing at London’s Heathrow airport. Scroll down for the...
by Allen | May 10, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
A Vueling Airline’s Airbus A320-200 was struck twice in-flight while landing in Vienna, Austria. The full report is here: http://avherald.com/h?article=43c47a00
by Allen | May 7, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
Great video of multiple lightning strikes to the Empire State Building!
by Allen | Apr 28, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
Great lightning strike video taken by a window passenger in an MD-80 leaving Dallas/Fort Worth Airport. Lightning appears to have initially attached to the right wing and nose. As the aircraft moves forward the lightning channel on the wing moves towards the tail. The lightning attachment to the nose sweeps aft and under the right wing, causing the aircraft to bounce. Take a look a the video and the still...
by Allen | Apr 26, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
Boeing is working hard to complete the certification effort on the new 787 aircraft. In Seattle, the employees are trying to fix several last minute issues. As described in the following Seattle Times report, Boeing is removing and reinstalling sealant that is used to prevent lightning generated sparks in the fuel tank. This will be a time consuming and messy process. Read the article at the link below....
by Allen | Apr 23, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
In 1995, a lightning strike took down a Super Puma helicopter in the North Sea.
by Allen | Apr 15, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
Very tall buildings can trigger lightning strikes from the clouds above. In the following video, the Empire State Building triggers multiple lightning...
by Allen | Apr 13, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
A recent lightning strike to an ATR-42 turboprop aircraft damaged engine instruments and the engine control unit. The aircraft landed safely but need to replace parts. See the report here:...
by Allen | Apr 6, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
An Indiana congressman was on two flights that were struck by lightning on the same day. Talk about luck! From the photo taken by the congressman, it appears lightning struck the wingtip of one the aircraft. It also appears that it was repaired was metal tape.
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