When I was contemplating flying to Oz I did my best to research
lightning strikes on composite aircraft, finding accounts of several
aircraft being struck with damage varying from just a few instruments
fried to wings exploded and control systems welded. Getting authoritive
advice on preventive measures proved difficult or impossible, but I came
to the following conclusions:
1. Best to steer well clear of Cu-nims
2. If you can't (& travelling through S. E. Asia it is near impossible)
then putting in a system to conduct strikes from wingtip to wing tip &
nose to tail without too much damage is worthwhile. I had planned to put
expanded aluminium mesh in the aileron & flap close outs, connecting to
the rear lift pins, and a separate system from engine frame to tail
wheel spring. I hoped/believed that this would allow small to moderate
strikes to do nothing more than cause temporary deafness, although
getting wings off later might have been a challenge!
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
On 2014-11-11 19:11, graeme bird wrote:
>
> Bonding indeed, pointless I would think, nice lightening collectors in the
> wings
and fuselage to convey to the control stick , but then unless you have one
hand on the ground you are probably OK. :-)
>
> --------
> Graeme Bird
> G-UMPY
> Mono Classic/XS 912S/Woodcomp 3000/3W
> Newby: 135 hours 32 months on the Mono
> g@gdbmk.co.uk
>
> Read this topic online here:
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> http://forums.matronics.com/viewtopic.php?p=433390#433390 [1]
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[2] http://www.aeroelectric.com
[3] http://www.buildersbooks.com
[4] http://www.homebuilthelp.com
[5] http://www.mypilotstore.com
[6] http://www.mrrace.com
[7] http://www.matronics.com/contribution
[8] http://www.matronics.com/Navigator?Europa-List
[9] http://forums.matronics.com
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