Lightning swept-flash attachment patterns and the associated flight conditions were recorded from 1980-1986 during 1496 thunderstorm penetrations and 714 direct strikes with a NASA F-1068 research airplane. These data were studied with an emphasis on lightning avoidance by aircraft and on aircraft protection design. The individual lightning attachment spots, along with crew comments and on-board photographic data were used to identify lightning swept-flash attachment patterns and the orientations of the lightning channels with respect to the airplane. The full-scale in-flight data were compared to results from scale-model arc-attachment tests. The airborne and scale-model data showed that any exterior surface of this airplane may be susceptible to direct lightning attachment. In addition, the altitudes, ambient temperatures, and the relative turbulence and precipitation levels at which the strikes occurred in thunderstorms are summarized and discussed. It was found that the peak strike rate occurred at pressure altitudes betwen 38,000 ft and 40,000 ft, corresponding to ambient temperatures colder than -40 C.


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    Titel :

    Final results of the NASA storm hazards program


    Beteiligte:

    Kongress:

    1988 International Aerospace and Ground Conference on Lightning and Static Electricity ; 1988 ; Oklahoma City, OK, United States


    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1988-01-01


    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Konferenz)


    Format :

    Keine Angabe


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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