Back in my military aviation days, I was in a plane that was hit by lightning. It disrupted our avionics, but not much else, although it was definitely a shocking experience.
Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Fri, Aug 26, 2016 at 12:22 AM, Alan C <c...@lantic.net> wrote: > Some years ago when I still sailed dinghies (Enterprise) the fleet of > about 12 was struck by lightning during a race at Ebeneezer Dam near > Tzaneen. The charge passed down the mast & shrouds of the boats & then > jumped the short gap to the water. All the boats showed some damage at > water level ranging from burn marks to de-lamination. One crew lady had > burns on her arm. Thank goodness for Faraday! > > Alan C > > -----Original Message----- From: Brian Walters > Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 11:44 PM > To: pdml@pdml.net > Subject: Re: OT: Decisive Moment > > Ouch - that would get your pacemaker recharged in a hurry! > > You could dine out on a story like that for years. Bore your grandkids > witless - "Did I ever tell you kids the time when a bolt of > lightning...." > > > Cheers > > Brian > > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > Brian Walters > Western Sydney Australia > http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ > > > On Fri, Aug 26, 2016, at 07:01 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > >> Interesting shot: http://bit.ly/Delta_Plane_Lightning_Strike >> >> Comments from the poster, Brian Bledsoe"Delta flight landing in Atlanta >> this afternoon...The lightning passed through the metal exterior and >> exited >> from the right landing gear (clearly visible). No one injured...new pants >> likely required for most of the passengers " >> >> Dan Matyola >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola >> -- >> > > > -- > -- > > -- > http://www.fastmail.com - mmm... Fastmail... > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > > --- > This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. > https://www.avast.com/antivirus > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
