747 Lightning strike
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747 Lightning strike
Found this video of a 747 getting struck by lightning.........Pretty impressive.
YouTube - 747 Struck by lightning
YouTube - 747 Struck by lightning
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I may have seen it before, but it was still worth a look.
To me. this indicates CB activity right over the field, and I was wondering if the tower or Dept. Control was aware of it?
If so, was the departing flight notified? If not, why not?
IF the pilot WAS informed, why did he elect to take off?
This video opens a can of worms. IMO.
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To me. this indicates CB activity right over the field, and I was wondering if the tower or Dept. Control was aware of it?
If so, was the departing flight notified? If not, why not?
IF the pilot WAS informed, why did he elect to take off?
This video opens a can of worms. IMO.
Comments invited, Gentlemen.
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Just how much of the big ol' sky do you suggest is rulled out of bounds around a storm?
YouTube - Lightning strikes Qantas airplane
Anyway a faraday cage is one of the safest places to be.
Believe wind shear is the main danger in the vicinity of a storm rather than the lighning.
YouTube - Lightning strikes Qantas airplane
Anyway a faraday cage is one of the safest places to be.
Believe wind shear is the main danger in the vicinity of a storm rather than the lighning.
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I'm quite sure that the flight crew and anyone on the ground was aware of a Cb and a TS in progress, as a result of simple observation. The decision to take off under those conditions would have been a fully informed one and I don't see any can of worms or a need to discuss one.
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Happened to me coming out of the old Kuala Lumpar some years ago, (B744). The area was active with CB but still flyable. We were between build-ups but could still see this vertical bolt marching to wards us, we could do nothing about it, it was much too fast. It hit the nose and the auto-pilot dropped out and a few minor systems were temporarily lost. We were lucky as it can be a whole lot worse.