Three trends in aircraft practice are shown to affect the possible importance of lightning activity on the safety and effectiveness of aircraft operations. It is shown that current directions in electronics utilization, electronics technology, and aircraft structural design all tend to exacerbate the lightning problem. Three mechanisms are described throught which lightning strike energy is coupled to electronic systems; and the third, the (relatively) low frequency magnetic field produced by the passage of a discharge current, is described as relatively under appreciated. There is a brief discussion of lightning hazard definitions with suggestions for further study, and the paper concludes with an overview of strategies with to address the perceived threat.


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    Title :

    Lightning effect on aircraft electronics


    Additional title:

    Auswirkung von Blitzen auf das elektronische Geraet von Flugzeugen


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1984


    Size :

    5 Seiten, 1 Bild, 8 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English