Friday 13 May 2011

PLANE HIT BY LIGHTNING BEFORE LANDING AT HEATHROW AIRPORT


An Emirates Airbus A380 was hit by lighting and that shocking moment was captured by photographer Chris Dawson in south west London last month. All five hundred passengers on-board the Emirates Airbus escaped unharmed after two powerful lightning bolts hit the aircraft in a thunderstorm.

If airplanes are not adequately protected from lightning strikes – extremely high voltages and currents can pass through the aircraft, which are capable of damaging component assemblies or destroying wiring and equipment.  However, the body of a plane is bonded with metal so it can act as a conductor, allowing electricity to pass through it in order to survive the jolts. Without the metallic bonding, lightning could cause a plane to explode on impact.

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http://en.news.maktoob.com/20090000742456/Plane_hit_by_lightning_caught_on_video/Article.htm 

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