This video shows an A380 being struck by lightning.
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The fun part is actually not what you see but the commentary from the TV guys (I wouldn't call them journalists). Ties in with these two comments here from page 35 in the "Air France 447 - On topic only" thread:
Originally posted by Evan View PostThis is the latest gem from CNN:
The plane belly-flopped into the water while en route from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to Paris, falling so fast that air masks did not have time to deploy.Originally posted by TeeVee View Posta heart beat...
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I heard pete Conrad talk about Apollo 12 and its Saturn launch vehicle being hit by lightning. Millions of tons of LO2 and LH2 not to mention unsophisticated electronics. What he expereienced was that all circuits died but the three astronauts were able to reset all the breakers and continue to the moon and back.
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