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MIT engineers design simulation tool to predict lightning strikes on modern aircraft

R esearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a new physics-based tool that can predict how ...
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MIT builds a tool that predicts lightning on aircraft

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a groundbreaking simulation tool that can predict lightning strikes on modern aircraft and wind turbines. This innovative ...
Flying

How Can an Aircraft Get Struck by Lightning Without a Close Thunderstorm?

Studies show that about 90 percent of the lightning strikes to aircraft are thought to be initiated by the presence of the aircraft itself. [Credit: iStock ] Question: A friend of mine was flying a ...

Qantas praised after Julia Morris reveals her plane struck by lightning mid-air: 'Massive flash'

Qantas has given an update after Julia Morris’ plane flying from the Gold Coast to Melbourne on Monday was struck by ...
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Lightning-prediction tool could help protect the planes of the future

More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won ...
Flying

Is Sferics Equipment Still Needed in the Cockpit?

Sferics devices (e.g., Stormscope) remain valuable by providing real-time, immediate detection of both cloud-to-ground and intracloud lightning with a rapid refresh rate, serving as a critical ...
Labroots

MIT creates physics-based tool to predict lightning on future aircraft

What steps can be taken to mitigate lightning strikes on future aircraft designs? This is what a recent study published in ...
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Aircraft out of service after possible lightning strike

SO WHAT’S HAPPENING WITH THAT PLANE NOW? WELL, ANTOINETTE AT THIS HOUR, THE AIRCRAFT IS OUT OF SERVICE AND UNDERGOING AN INSPECTION AS IS PROTOCOL IN SITUATIONS LIKE THIS. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT ...
The National Interest

The F-35 Lightning Just Logged Its Millionth Flight Hour

The F-35 is a true quarterback of the skies due to its unsurpassed interconnectivity capabilities. The F-35 Lightning II stealth fighter jet fleet achieved a major milestone this month, after its ...
WBAY

Military aircraft bring the “boom” during Northern Lightning this month

CAMP DOUGLAS, Wis. (WBAY) - Fighter jets will be zooming and sonic-booming over Northeast Wisconsin as the state hosts a two-week military exercise. Northern Lightning brings Air Force, National Guard ...