Have a look at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31045261/ -- make sure that
you look at the complete file, as the hidden part answers your questions
regarding the use of composite materials in the fuselage.
Note that it says that commercial aircraft are hit once a year, on
average, so this is not that unusual, albeit impressive.
I would have thought that a takeoff in the middle of a storm was rather
foolhardy.
I have been in two situations which have been hairy. The first was in
1952 when a York aircraft lost power from two engines (out of four) over
Corsica, including one which caught fire. We just made it to Malta and
landed with the full escort of fire engines and ambulances; we had about
50 feet of altitude as we approached the runway! No second chance!
The other one was in a Cessna twin-engine, when we were flying at the
ceiling altitude of 12,500 feet between two cumulonimbus systems, and a
third one suddenly appeared before us, impossible to avoid. We had hail
and lightning galore around us, as well as being tossed around in the
updraught, which took us even higher. That was scary!
Brian
Steve Gregory wrote:
> Hi Dewey!
>
>
>
> I have the clip posted here:
>
>
>
> http://stevezeva.homestead.com/747_struck_by_lightning.wmv
>
>
>
> MAN! That is some strike! We were struck by lightning once when I flew on
> P3's. After landing, we had a hole about the size of a half-dollar in the
> nose radome, and a little hole in the MAD boom cover at the tail of the
> airplane. That was about it.
>
>
>
> With the new composite airframes, and lead free, I wonder just how well the
> new aircraft can take lightning strikes...
>
>
>
> Steve
>
>
>
> From: [log in to unmask]
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Whittaker, Dewey (EHCOE)
> Sent: Tuesday, June 29, 2010 10:20 AM
> To: Steve Gregory
> Subject: FW: F747 Struck By Lightning
>
>
>
> This gives a whole new meaning to lightening the load. Electronics were made
> before the lead-free era.
>
> Dewey
>
>
>
> Take note of the lightning's travel.
>
> Boeing 747 Struck by lightning just after lift off out of Newark
>
> Departed to the NE and just as the aircraft went into the clouds at 600
> feet, the
> covers on the overhead lights came flying off and bounced around the
> cockpit.
>
> When we landed in Dayton , the only exterior damage was the lens on the port
> wing, navlight was missing and static wicks on the wing were missing
>
>
>
> Steve,
>
> I sent this to you, because I didn't know if it would get stripped. Could
> you please post? I think it is a great clip.
>
> Dewey
>
>
>
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