Comments on: Real Or Fake? 747 Struck By Lightning http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/ The latest in policital news and the war in Iraq Fri, 9 Jan 2009 08:26:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: TBinSTL (just typical) http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-253913 TBinSTL (just typical) Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:17:44 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-253913 Nothing unusual about that at all. Just lucky to get a spectacular one like that. In my time at TWA(may she rest in peace) I witnessed and experienced many lightning strikes. The lightning dancing on the wings while trying to land through a storm was particularly memorable. Those aluminum skins are great conductors so they attract lots of strikes but the design of the aircraft ensures that it flows around the planes skin and not through vital systems. Nothing unusual about that at all. Just lucky to get a spectacular one like that. In my time at TWA(may she rest in peace) I witnessed and experienced many lightning strikes. The lightning dancing on the wings while trying to land through a storm was particularly memorable. Those aluminum skins are great conductors so they attract lots of strikes but the design of the aircraft ensures that it flows around the planes skin and not through vital systems.

]]> By: mike3481 http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-253914 mike3481 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:19:54 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-253914 I don't know, it could go either way. On one hand, would the plane survive that? Probably, but wouldn't we have heard about the emergency landing on Fox instead of break.com? The flip side being there are lightening rods all around commercial airports, aren't there? Littlefox might might be able to sort it out, didn't her hubby used to fly for the airlines? Anyways if it's a fake, I tip my hat to them because it's a damn good one! :beer: I don’t know, it could go either way.

On one hand, would the plane survive that? Probably, but wouldn’t we have heard about the emergency landing on Fox instead of break.com?

The flip side being there are lightening rods all around commercial airports, aren’t there?

Littlefox might might be able to sort it out, didn’t her hubby used to fly for the airlines?

Anyways if it’s a fake, I tip my hat to them because it’s a damn good one!
:beer:

]]> By: mike3481 http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-253917 mike3481 Fri, 22 Aug 2008 00:22:47 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-253917 Disregard my above comment TBinSTL (just typical) knocked it out of the park! :beer: :beer: :beer: :cool: Disregard my above comment TBinSTL (just typical) knocked it out of the park!

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]]> By: AZ Patriot http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-253955 AZ Patriot Fri, 22 Aug 2008 01:41:50 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-253955 Oh yea planes get hit all the time, but whats really wicked are helo's in storms, check around bash and see if you can find a vid of a super stallion in a storm out at sea, just the rotors along will generate enough electricity to light up Chicago :twisted: Oh yea planes get hit all the time, but whats really wicked are helo’s in storms, check around bash and see if you can find a vid of a super stallion in a storm out at sea, just the rotors along will generate enough electricity to light up Chicago :twisted:

]]> By: HardLuck http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-254039 HardLuck Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:18:36 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-254039 happens every day (just not on film). happens every day (just not on film).

]]> By: John Moore http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-254080 John Moore Fri, 22 Aug 2008 05:24:47 +0000 http://patdollard.com/2008/08/real-or-fake-747-struck-by-lightning/#comment-254080 Yep. Common. I was in a Navy P-3 when it took a hit. The other thing I've seen (and may be what the other posters are talking about) is <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Elmo's_fire" rel="nofollow">St. Elmo's Fire</a>. Very weird. Yep. Common. I was in a Navy P-3 when it took a hit.

The other thing I’ve seen (and may be what the other posters are talking about) is St. Elmo’s Fire.

Very weird.

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