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Old 13th Jul 2018, 04:43
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This aircraft configuration has proven to be vulnerable to engine flameouts as a lightning strike charge travels longitudinally down the sides of the fuselage seeking an exit point. In the case of closely spaced fuselage-mounted engines, the strike’s “aero-thermal effects” can disrupt intake flows of both powerplants.
It would seem to be directed at rear mounted engines, rather than the under wing slung types.
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