So they managed to jump?
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From: owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com
[mailto:owner-europa-list-server@matronics.com] On Behalf Of David Joyce
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 17:11
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Lightning bonding
Fred & al, As I see it the problem with bonding aileron push rods is that
they don't go to the end of the wings.Ideally I think you need a conductor
that extends to the wing tips and also possibly one that is not inside the
wing cavity. In the quoted glider incident (which happened in 1999 at
Northall, just North of London, CAA occurrence no. 199902166) the heat
generated by the lightning arcing through the wing surface to the control
runs was thought to be enough to massively expand the contained air and blow
the wing skins off. There is a caveat however to basing too much on that
incident as investigation showed that the power of that particular lightning
bolt was exceptional, in fact seven times higher than the power that
certified aircraft are designed to withstand. Nevertheless I like the notion
of a conductor that isn't connected to the bit I am holding, and feel there
is a good chance of the aluminium mesh in the close out approach conducting
lesser bolts straight through without giving me or my avionics a nasty
shock!
As an amusing postscript to the glider story the passenger in the 2
seat glider was having a trial flight. As he hadn't had his money's worth
the club offered him a free repeat, but he is said to have declined!
Regards, David Joyce, G-XSDJ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Fred Klein" <fklein@orcasonline.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:59 PM
Subject: Re: Europa-List: Lightning bonding
Checked by AVG.
17:32
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