An Airplane Pilot Photographed A Thunderstorm From Inside A Cloud - Alternative View

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An Airplane Pilot Photographed A Thunderstorm From Inside A Cloud - Alternative View
An Airplane Pilot Photographed A Thunderstorm From Inside A Cloud - Alternative View

Video: An Airplane Pilot Photographed A Thunderstorm From Inside A Cloud - Alternative View

Video: An Airplane Pilot Photographed A Thunderstorm From Inside A Cloud - Alternative View
Video: Flying in Thunderstorm Clouds 2024, May
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One of the plane's pilots took unique pictures flying through thunderclouds. This is what a thunderstorm looks like from the inside, which can only be reached by some kind of aircraft. Note that inside the thundercloud, the lightning bolts appear as numerous cracks in a glass vessel.

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What happens if lightning suddenly strikes the plane?

According to experts, modern aircraft, including passenger airbuses, are well protected from lightning. Lightning strikes, as a rule, the entering parts of the aircraft, say, the nose or wingtips. In this case, even on the ground, you can see small melting at the places where the electric discharge hits, because it sometimes reaches two hundred amperes. At the same time, passengers can see a bright flash through the windows, hear a blow, but no longer feel anything.

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By the way, according to statistics, lightning strikes hit planes no more than two or three times a year.