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Old 21st Jun 2011, 14:01
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IO540
 
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A certified all-metal plane should keep going OK.

There is a mandatory engine shock load inspection because the current often travels via the prop and can fry some bearings/gears etc.

Composite planes can vary in what happens. The IFR certified ones are supposed to contain grounding mesh within the composite, which is all bonded together.
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