3quartertime Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 This is a pretty cool short video of a commercial getting struck by lightning. Not sure if the link will work thou... http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/meowbark_2006/?action=view¤t=Lightening_Strike_-_Ground_Ops.mp4 Check it out and let me know if it opens... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reshoot Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 This is a pretty cool short video of a commercial getting struck by lightning. Not sure if the link will work thou... http://s135.photobucket.com/albums/q149/meowbark_2006/?action=view¤t=Lightening_Strike_-_Ground_Ops.mp4 Check it out and let me know if it opens... The link works. However, I had to watch it a second time before I saw the strike. Quick and short! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3quartertime Posted January 28, 2012 Author Share Posted January 28, 2012 Cool. Here is some info from the vid... Watch this multiple times Watch closely at the tail of the plane for the lightning strike. Then replay it and watch the front landing gear. You'll need to watch it a few times; it ís only about 11 seconds. Three key things/areas to watch. First, watch the tail of the aircraft as the bolt hits the vertical stab. Then, look just to your left of the nose gear. That brown square on the ground is a metal plate embedded in the concrete with a small manhole cover. The strike exits onto the metal plate and sends the manhole cover flying through the air toward the tug on the far left. This may be why staff don't work during thunderstorms! This made the rounds last summer. Found it in my email recently. One of the guys I work with worked at the airline at that time. The only damage to the aircraft was the entry hole on the vertical and the exit hole on the forward nose area. Lightning strikes are very common. This is a cool visual of the effects and proof that through great design it's a very safe condition... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jadeslade Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Very cool video. The smoke coming off the tail is interesting . I assume that lightning strikes are common, I also assume the engineers have figured this out. Never know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ima45dv8 Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 . Never mind. I'm just bumping my post count. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punkin Chunker Posted January 29, 2012 Share Posted January 29, 2012 Cool. If you watch for the manhole cover, you can see it arc from its place on the ground by the nosewheel ,to a point probably higher than the tail of the aircraft, before it drops to the ground near the tractor. It's about 2.5-3 seconds between the cover being launched and its impact on the tarmac. Saw the same thing happen to a utility box cover from a lightning strike. Probably about 100 pounds of sheet metal launched about 40 feet straight up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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