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Old 13th January 2008 | 21:47
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Devil Lighting and the Faraday box

I trust all you aircrew watched the TV programme tonight on lightning. They were explaining how an aircraft acts like a Faraday box and distributes the current around the airframe and then releases it causing little damage. BUT their view on what will happen with composites - like the 787 - was quite alarming. Obviously they are trying to resolve this issue; in fact with with copper mesh but on the trial skin it burnt badly. Any more updates on this problem?
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