Lightening & Carbon Fibre
So how does the new 787 cope with lightening strikes?
Normally when carbon fibre get hit by lightening as on the B744 thrust reverser cowls on the GE CF6 and RR RB211 it burns the resin out and all your left with is a blacken burnt carbon fibre matt.
So if the whole aircraft is made of carbon fibre - a severe lightening strike does what to the fuselage? How do you test or check for that, man made lightening is no where near what nature can produce...