Re: Europa-List: Re: Europa-List Digest: lightning strikes to composite

[Alex Kaarsberg <kaarsber@terra.com.br>]

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n3eu@comcast.net wrote:

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>>I have always wondered whether anyone has ever made a test to see if a 
>>metallic
>>primer or topcoat would lessen the impact of a lightning strike.
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I dont believe you can create a safe path for a lightning strike in a 
plastic plane without losing your payload capacity, but you should be 
able to avoid building up the static that attracts the lightning in the 
first place, hence my recommendation for conductive paint etc.

Alex # 529