airliner struck by lighting

[firemonte007]

man i bet the pilot had to change his shorts

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... D=25663062

[mustang666]

"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.

[Ashar]

Wow...Pretty intense...

[beaky]

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!