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Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Stellenbosch, South Africa
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I was once on a KLM 747 that got hit about 10min before landing at Schipol. Huge blue flash and bang, but nothing else noticable.
The captain came on the pa system after landing with no further incident, calmly mentioned that we got hit as everyone already knew, and that these planes are designed to handle it.
Ever notice those rows of little pins sticking out the trailing edge of the wing? Those bleed off the static charges that build up on an aircraft surface all the time, due to the air friction. I guess they do their job even after such a lightning strike.
Le Roux
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