#5. If lighting hits your plane, you would...?

Question

A. probly never know it
B. get quite a jolt and have to look at your pass port to remember your name
C. Be cured of those synapse problems youve been having
D. Hit the ground like a meteor

the number is only there for me to know which question on my homework it is, Thanks=)

Answer 1

I was on a flight in a thunderstorm when lightning scored a hit on the plane. There was a flash and a tremendous "boom" in the cabin, probably from thunder. The airplane was not affected, nor were the passengers except for the occasional soiled underwear. So I don't know which answer fits.

Answer 2

A

Unless you saw it hit a wing tip you would probably never know it happened. The only lightening strike damage I ever saw on an aircraft was damage to the tail of a B47. And that damage was limited to some scorching and burning out a light bulb. The bulb was probably blown by the lightening but there was no proof that is was. It could have just been its time go bad.

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Answer 3

A.

You would hear it though. And it would be really loud and close. However - you would not feel anything. You are inside a conductor (metal plane), and one of the electrical laws shows that there is no charge inside.

Plus - you are not grounded at all - so the strike would be harmless. Ever wonder why a bird can sit on electric wire and not be hurt? They're not grounded either - so there is no current.

Answer 4

Ooh!! This happened to me last time I was flying... I was sitting in a window seat looking over the wing. We were flying through I really dark rainstorm-y cloud and I was absently looking out the window. I heard this sparking-snapping noise and this bolt of yellowy-whitish electricity hit the wing and bounced off. It did absolutely nothing to the plane... also did absolutely nothing to me... at least I think... lol.

Answer 5

A