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Mach.80
30th Sep 2000, 10:21
While listening in on ATC last night I heard the pilot of an EI F-50, on approach into Dublin, report being struck by lightning . He reported no damage.

What type of danger lies in lightning strikes, especially in the lighter aircraft. Has lightning been the cause of any major accidents?

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Gear up!

Checkboard
2nd Oct 2000, 10:39
Have a look at Lightning Strikes (http://www.pprune.org/ubb/NonCGI/Archives/Archive-000002/HTML/20000604-3-000261.html)

(from the Tech Log archive)

Mach.80
3rd Oct 2000, 01:11
Thanks Checkboard. Didn't see the previous post. A lot of stuff there.