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Air Canada plane gets struck by lightning on takeoff (video)
Posted on 3/5/24 at 10:53 pm
Posted on 3/5/24 at 10:53 pm
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Air Canada Boeing 777 getting struck by lightning while departing Vancouver, BC over the weekend.
Xwitter video
I know it isn't a problem for the plane and it probably happens fairly often, but damned if I want any part of it.
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Posted on 3/5/24 at 10:56 pm to LegendInMyMind
DEI strikes again
Posted on 3/5/24 at 10:58 pm to LegendInMyMind
Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:01 pm to LegendInMyMind
a new mother cries
Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:02 pm to LegendInMyMind
This is what happens when you don't put your phone in Airplane Mode.
Posted on 3/5/24 at 11:09 pm to LegendInMyMind
Damn sure ionized exhaust gasses.
That'll make your a-hole pucker or your vestigial tail curl for sure.
That'll make your a-hole pucker or your vestigial tail curl for sure.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:23 am to I20goon
Happened to me on a 747 about 25 minutes from landing at Heathrow. Lights went out, engines off, and captain comes on to tell they just had to reset some switches, no problem.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:33 am to Trevaylin
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Happened to me on a 747 about 25 minutes from landing at Heathrow. Lights went out, engines off, and captain comes on to tell they just had to reset some switches, no problem.
If that happened on one of Boeing’s new claptrap models the doors would pop open; everyone would get a nice tingle, but not enough to shock you, and then you would be screaming for dear life for the next few minutes as the systems reset and the flyby wire system comes back online.
I am just kidding those systems are supposed to be tested and rated for lighting strikes.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 3:49 am to LegendInMyMind
Probably delayed cabin service for the majority of the flight.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 4:27 am to kywildcatfanone
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Probably delayed cabin service for the majority of the flight.
While everyone got the chance to put a clean set of drawers on.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 5:42 am to Trevaylin
Did a vertical stab x-ray on a Canadian CF-18 that took a lightning strike down at Tyndall AFB.
Cooked the entire honeycomb structure inside the stab and turned it into a puddle. Bird flew back to base with no issues.
Pilot did say every light that could light up on the digital display lit up at the moment of the strike.
Good times
Cooked the entire honeycomb structure inside the stab and turned it into a puddle. Bird flew back to base with no issues.
Pilot did say every light that could light up on the digital display lit up at the moment of the strike.
Good times
Posted on 3/6/24 at 5:47 am to Trevaylin
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Happened to me on a 747 about 25 minutes from landing at Heathrow. Lights went out, engines off, and captain comes on to tell they just had to reset some switches, no problem.
My heart would have fricking plopped out of my chest if this happened.
This post was edited on 3/6/24 at 5:51 am
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:15 am to LegendInMyMind
I’ll be honest I had no idea lightning strikes were a non-issue for planes and they could keep flying.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:16 am to LegendInMyMind
Thor was riding coach and got pissed because the leg room sucked.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:34 am to Chrome
I wonder if the passengers even knew it happened?
I already hate flying bad enough, something like that I would most definitely not handle well.
I already hate flying bad enough, something like that I would most definitely not handle well.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:34 am to LegendInMyMind
Climate change strikes again
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:36 am to Bugsy Siegel
"AYEEEEEEBUBBALAAAA"Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:57 am to LegendInMyMind
I was on a plane in 1996 that was struck. Blew the exit sign off and knocked the lights out. Fortunately, they could still see to serve us drinks afterwards.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 7:58 am to PhiTiger1764
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I’ll be honest I had no idea lightning strikes were a non-issue for planes and they could keep flying.
They aren't really a "non-issue". Lots of stuff can happen. But generally, if there isn't a direct path to ground, the protection system will direct the voltage away from critical components, if working properly.
Posted on 3/6/24 at 8:06 am to PhiTiger1764
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I’ll be honest I had no idea lightning strikes were a non-issue for planes and they could keep flying.
I’m telling this story second hand, but one of my family members has a brother that is in maintenance at one of the major carriers. Years ago, he took him on a tour of the facility and showed him the marks on a plane where it had been struck by lightning several times. Like other states, he said it was very common.
That surprised the hell out of me.
This post was edited on 3/6/24 at 8:07 am
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