Questions about how the weather phenomenon of lightning affects aircraft
Questions tagged [lightning]
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How are wooden aircraft protected from lightning strikes?
A wooden aircraft is not conductive and if a lightning hits the wood it will instantaneously ignite. How would you protect a wooden aircraft from this occurrence?
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How does an AO2 station see distant lightning when fogged in?
From local aerodrome weather this morning:
SPECI KCRQ 161448Z 19007KT 1/2SM R24/3500VP6000FT FG OVC003 20/18
A2994 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT SW AND W
How does an AO2 station observe for reporting, distant lightning when the station is ensconced in low…
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Can a lightning strike lead to structural damages of the fuselage and eventually cause decompression?
I know that modern aircraft are designed to withstand lightning strikes. Still is there a possibility for aircraft to sustain significant damages of the fuselage due to lightning strikes and subsequently face decompression?
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When airplane pilots begin a 10 minute wait timer when lightning strikes, is there a geometric reason behind it?
Preface
This question is taken from a similar one inside the mathematics stack exchange. I followed the suggestion given in the comment by Jyrki Lahtonen and posted said question here.
Background
Recently, on a flight back from Charlottesville, NC…
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