Just heard on BBC regional news that this afternoon’s bmi baby flight to Nice had to return to East Midlands just after take-off, after being struck by lightning, after an external inspection by ground crew the aircraft was allowed to continue its journey, a passenger reported hearing a loud bang, must have quite scary at the time.
Regards, Dazza.
By: KabirT - 11th June 2002 at 14:34
RE: bmi baby jet struck by lightning
I was on a flight from Mumbai to Delhi, Jet Airways B737-800. The a/c was hit with lightning and there was a loud bang. Of course the whole flight was startled and panicky. Aircrafts can very well take lightning. Lightning can only distrupt the radar system of the a/c, although the radar system also has DR adapters which can absorb some amount of energy making damage minimum.
By: EGNM - 11th June 2002 at 11:51
RE: bmi baby jet struck by lightning
Last year here at Leeds we had a huge storm and had 3 emergency landings in 3 hours!!
2 bmi commuter SAAB 340’s – one was seriously damaged and off line for a week and a KLM UK Nifty Fifty
By: Dazza - 10th June 2002 at 18:40
RE: bmi baby jet struck by lightning
I didn’t mean the lightning was scary, I was refering to the loud bang, personally if I was on a jet and I heard a loud bang, I’d be rather concerned to say the least!
Regards, Dazza.:7
By: keltic - 10th June 2002 at 18:08
RE: bmi baby jet struck by lightning
Lightening isn´t supposed to be dangerous. So….mamma mia….scarry. I will take care more when I have to fly on a plane in a stormy day. Last august as I was taking off from Sofia in a Swissair A320, there were thunders and lightening all over, and I wasn´t much scared. So…..things change.
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June 10, 2002 at 5:40 pm