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October 21, 1999 FAA Aircraft Certification Service

1Photo Courtesy of University of Florida

• Lightning ionizes the air and then the ionized air moves with the wind as lightning strikes continue to move up and down.

Lightning striking during a hurricane

October 21, 1999 FAA Aircraft Certification Service

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Some research equipment is inadvertently fried by lightning striking the outside of the research laboratory.

October 21, 1999 FAA Aircraft Certification Service

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Lightning damage on the side of an aircraft.

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