by Allen | Apr 2, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
Roughly 90% of all lightning strike are transferring negative charge from the cloud to ground. So a positive lightning strike (moving positive charge from the cloud to ground) is a rare occurrence. Positive lightning strikes tend to be generated by severe thunderstorms and contain much higher peak currents and charge transfers. On March 31, a big positive lightning strike hit a home in Burningtown, NC. The strike ignited the structure and it burned to the ground. Luckily the resident escaped without harm. See the news article here:...
by Allen | Mar 30, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
This video comes from Huntsville Alabama where a lightning strike to a nearby tree caused damage and a fire inside a nearby house. A portion of the lightning current appears to have entered the house on the gas line and then punctured the gas line near the water heater. See the video...
by Allen | Mar 27, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
A Boeing 717 was struck on takeoff out of Atlanta on March 26th, 2011. The strike caused the failure of one of the engine but the engine was later restarted in-flight. See the report here:...
by Allen | Mar 16, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
A fuel ignition test prior to a lightning tests goes awry and injures 10 people. Read the news article here:...
by Allen | Mar 10, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
Aviation Week just published a new article about aircraft lightning protection.
by Allen | Mar 5, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
A Q400 turboprop radome was struck by lightning recently on a flight to Guernsey. The strike separated the metal bar diverter from the radome. See the news story and hear an interview with one of the passengers here:...
by Allen | Feb 24, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
An Embraer EMB-145LR operated by ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. received minor damage when it sustained a lightning strike at the O’Hare International Airport (ORD). The crew found damage to the tailcone of the aircraft during a post-flight inspection. On-scene images revealed that an internal bulkhead frame came to rest on the elevator bellcrank which limited the elevator movement during landing. Subsequent to the incident, Embraer redesigned the tailcone also known as a Tail Boom...
by Allen | Feb 20, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
On Feb. 18th two JetBlue flights, both Airbus aircraft, were struck by lightning while flying into Boston’s Logan Airport. No one was hurt but one aircraft reported smoke in the cockpit (always a scary situation). See the news clips below: LISTEN: Plane struck by lightning:...
by Allen | Feb 16, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
It’s that time of year where a good portion of the U.S. is covered in ice. Not only is ice a problem when driving, it is a very serious issue when flying. The following video shows a Shorts 360 turboprop aircraft after flying through an ice storm. It is amazing that the aircraft made it back to earth in one...
by Allen | Feb 8, 2011 | Lightning Protection |
If you had some spare time on your hands what would you do? For one enterprising Oklahoman, he spent his time building a gigantic Tesla coil. Why not? As you see in the following video, the Tesla coil is throwing sparks at least 20 feet. Holy...
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