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Berlin 26-05-10 10:06 PM
I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
I was outside earlier having a fag and I happened to look up at a plane on approach to Edinburgh airport as it flew overhead.

The sky was heavy and dark and just spitting on to rain. As the plane passed under the cloud it must have just been enought to spark the lightening and it travelled via the plane and down to the ground about quarter of a mile away!

What a sight! Bloody loud too!

Right place at the right time! :)

C

Treacle 26-05-10 10:13 PM
Re: I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
Awsome, you luck git! I love heavy weather like that.

ChrisSV 26-05-10 10:15 PM
Re: I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
sounds awesome, i need to start getin in the right places more, i miss everything

muddi 26-05-10 10:20 PM
Re: I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
Quote:
Right place at the right time! :smile:
Bet the people in the plane didn't think that! lol




Would they of known they had been hit by lightening? Presume planes have some sort of err anti-lightening shield haha??
Like batfink - his wings are shields of steel!! :cool:

barwel1992 27-05-10 01:10 AM
Re: I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
^ planes have conductors or something on each wing to deal with the lightning

would have loved to see that :)

L3nny 27-05-10 02:14 AM
Re: I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
I was in a plane that got struck by lightning about 3 or 4 times.

Not the most fun I have ever had to be honest.

Specialone 27-05-10 06:18 AM
Re: I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
I have been on a small jet, 70 seats i think, flying back into the states from mexico during a heavy storm, lightening all around us, plane up and down like a fiddlers elbow, wife was shatting herself, was good to experience, wouldnt want to again though.

BTW where's the pics ???

Viney 27-05-10 07:25 AM
Re: I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
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Originally Posted by L3nny (Post 2279540)
I was in a plane that got struck by lightning about 3 or 4 times.

Not the most fun I have ever had to be honest.
Sorry we all know thats rubbish, because of the saying...Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice ;)

the_lone_wolf 27-05-10 07:41 AM
Re: I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Viney (Post 2279581)
Sorry we all know thats rubbish, because of the saying...Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice ;)
Unless it was mysteriously hovering it probably wasn't in the same place each time though...

;)

Viney 27-05-10 09:52 AM
Re: I saw lightning strike a plane tonight!
 
Ah, good point! :lol:


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