What is the method to discharge the static charge accumulated on the surface of an aircrat which is in flight?

Question

During the flight the aircraft's metallic part accumulates Static charge (similar to the one that we get from a car's door parked in sunlight or from other metallic furnitures). How do Aeronautic Engineers handle with this menance of Static charge, because i believe that during the flight, the magnitude of this static charge will be enormously high.

Answer 1

Aircrafts have static discharge wicks.

The wicks are made of hundreds of individual carbon fibers wrapped into a cylinder around three to eight inches long and less than a centimeter in diameter. Each fiber ends in a sharp point to create a strong gradient in the local electrical field. This gradient attracts the static charge and encourages the electrons to flow off the aircraft and back into the atmosphere.

Answer 2

Wires are attached to the rear of the wings, trailing in the airflow and the points act as focus for the static forces, draining the electricity off onto atoms of the air, like a pointed lighting rod does.

Answer 3

Aircraft (especially jet aircraft) are equipped with static discharge wicks which dissipate the majority of static buildup on the surface of the aircraft.