Timing is everything...lightning strike
Posted: Fri Aug 21, 2015 9:42 amThis happened in Atlanta yesterday.
If you do not already know, when lightning strikes an aircraft, the entry point is often very easy to find, however the exit is often harder to locate, but often more important then the entry point as the damage exiting the aircraft can be quite extensive. I have see exit holes that look like they were made by a .50 cal or bigger and ailerons almost destroyed be the exit forces. This picture shows the strike, but also the lightning exiting in or around the main gear.
Matt
If you do not already know, when lightning strikes an aircraft, the entry point is often very easy to find, however the exit is often harder to locate, but often more important then the entry point as the damage exiting the aircraft can be quite extensive. I have see exit holes that look like they were made by a .50 cal or bigger and ailerons almost destroyed be the exit forces. This picture shows the strike, but also the lightning exiting in or around the main gear.
Matt