Richard
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Ack...city life
This is a picture Tom Downey sent to me. Is that an airborne strike on the left of the picture?
It looks like the bolt is truncated which leads me to believe the discharge terminated to ground in the air.
there have been documented cases of composite gliders blowing up after lightning strikes. the strike builds pressure up inside and they blow into itsy bits.
Cessna Citation setting on the ramp here struck by lightening. Engines were not rebuildable. Everything electrical was trashed. The scariest thing was it was one of the newer larger Citations and had all composite moveable surfaces. These exploded into little pieces. IF that had happened in the air loosing the engines would not have made a difference.
thats why I ALWAYS wear a parachute during a thunderstorm. I keep mine right next to the bed.
MM