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Capnmakka
6th Aug 2007, 22:19
Anyone know any detail about the lightning strike that occured yesterday on one of the CTC Twinstars?
All I know is one got struck yesterday and it blew a hole in the nose and blew one of the wingtips off....
NDB Alpha
7th Aug 2007, 07:05
Sounds like a good excuse for a taxiing accident;)
........classic..........:D
NZ06AR
7th Aug 2007, 07:29
All i will say is it will be interesting to find out what these new age materials do we then encounter lightning.
NZ06AR
NDB Alpha.............I got a really good laugh out of that :}
OK, on to more serious stuff! I'm not up to speed on all this new age stuff NZ06AR, but I found this reference a while back............it may be of interest perhaps?
http://www.niar.wichita.edu/agate/Documents/Lightning/WP3.1-031027-043.pdf
NDB Alpha
8th Aug 2007, 20:10
"Kudos to the pilots for a flight well handled."
...well apart from flying into the CB cell or parking too close to the bbq!!
NZ06AR
9th Aug 2007, 08:52
Yea i have to agree with that ay.... y would u go any ware near a CB in a DA42....