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Re: Lighning Strike

Subject: Re: Lighning Strike
From: Fred Fillinger <fillinger@ameritech.net>
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2000 12:07:06
That conductive paint could require external antennas, which
themselves could be more attractive to a lightning strike.  Back to
square one.

Regards,
Fred Fillinger, A063

> Incidentally one of my bulld helpers works for Britannia Airways and we were
> going to get our Europa sprayed in their hangar. The paint tecchies offered
> to give us a coating of conductive paint. Apparently all composite
> components (covers fairings etc) on airliners use this stuff. Unfortunately
> we had to decline due to the weight factor.
> 
> Carl Pattinson


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