Lightning hitting airplanes is commonplace and, though lightning has downed several commercial aircraft, it rarely leads to catastrophe thanks to modern protection systems. Each commercial airplane is ...

While the possibility of an aircraft being struck by lightning is rare and does not present a threat to flight crews or pilots, aircraft manufacturers are looking to improve their current level of ...

New York, July 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Reportlinker.com announces the release of the report "Aircraft Lightning Protection Market Report 2023-2033" - https://www ...

Aircraft Lightning Protection Market size valued at USD 3.09 billion in 2019 and will grow at a CAGR of 3.1% from 2020 to 2026. Favorable trends associated with the tourism sector will propel the ...

A new laboratory has opened that will study the impact of lightning strikes on airplanes, particularly new aircraft that are made up of carbon composite materials. The $2.5 million Morgan-Botti ...

DAVID LEVIN: You're listening to a NOVA podcast. I'm David Levin. In June 2009, Air France Flight 447 plunged into the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Brazil, taking all 228 lives aboard. The plane's ...

BILOXI, Mississippi (WKRG) — A news crew from WKRG in Mobile, AL was with hurricane hunters flying into Hurricane Irma Saturday morning when a lightning strike hit the plane. They were in the air when ...

A Friday morning Hurricane Hunter mission over the Gulf of Mexico to survey Tropical Depression 22 was cut short after lightning struck the aircraft. It happened somewhere over the Gulf of Mexico as ...

One passenger described the event as 'shocking'. But how worried should passengers be if their plane is struck by lightning? Not very worried at all is the answer from the experts. Here veteran former ...

While Nimitz– and Ford-class aircraft carriers are the largest warships ever built, a Lightning Carrier can be comprised of a Wasp-class LHD assault ship, transporting twenty-six F-35Bs. This number ...

TWO Lightning aircraft will take centre stage at the entrance of BAE Systems in Samlesbury, replacing the popular model that acted as the site’s ‘guardian’ until it was removed in February. The new ...