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 ...
On December 8, 1963, Pan Am Flight 214 was holding over Maryland, waiting for a storm to clear before landing in Philadelphia. At 8:42 p.m., lightning struck the Boeing 707’s left wing, igniting fuel ...
Storm-chasing NASA pilots recently spent weeks flying an aircraft not unlike a spy plane directly into thunderstorms in an effort to gain new insights about lightning and severe weather. Lightning has ...
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 ...
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