An Electric Aviation Experience

Monday, June 30, 2008 - 17:35 in Physics & Chemistry

If the passengers on that airplane felt their collective hearts stop for a moment, it wasn't due to the electric current from the lightning strike running through their bodies. In fact, airplanes getting struck by lightning is a fairly common occurrence -- more common than you might realize. read more

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