An armored T-28 aircraft was struck by lightning on two different days while participating in the 1979 severe environmental storm and mesoscale experiment in Oklahoma. The T-28, which is specially armored and instrumented, was making intentional penetrations of thunderstorms and was struck twice on 30 May and once on 5 June. Various degrees of damage, mainly in the form of large burn spots and holes, resulted to the aircraft.


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    Title :

    Direct effects of lightning on an aircraft during intentional penetrations of thunderstorms


    Contributors:
    Musil, D. J. (author) / Prodan, J. (author)


    Publication date :

    1980-04-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English