Re: planes and lightning– not all lighting is created equal. The rare but extremely powerful positive lightning (5% of all strikes, and 600% stronger) far exceeds the safety-ratings for aircraft. It’s also powerful enough (up to one billion volts) to start fires and damage/ melt the fabric of aircraft.
Hey Mike & Wench:
Re: planes and lightning– not all lighting is created equal. The rare but extremely powerful positive lightning (5% of all strikes, and 600% stronger) far exceeds the safety-ratings for aircraft. It’s also powerful enough (up to one billion volts) to start fires and damage/ melt the fabric of aircraft.
http://www.thunderbolts.info/tpod/2005/arch05/051110sprite.htm
Bzzzzap,
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