On average, a commercial aircraft gets struck by lightning once per year - but don't let that shock you. Lightning cuts through the sky 8 million times a day and this lab shows us what happens when it strikes. Using 100 to 1 scale replicas of carbon fiber composite airplanes, the effectiveness of their designs are put to the test.
The lightning attaches to an extremity, like the nose, and travels through the skin before exiting through another extremity. A thin metal mesh woven into the skin acts as a lightning rod, protecting all on board from the dangerous electrical current.
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