The aircraft’s structure is designed to act as a Faraday cage, protecting the passengers and sensitive electronic equipment inside from the effects of the lightning strike. In most cases ...

"I got lucky and the strike happened right in front of me!" Warr’s video shows lightning striking the aircraft while it was parked at the gate. Commercial aircraft, such as the one in the video ...

The legendary F-35 Lighting II is in line to receive a propeller ... Martin F-35 Lightning II continues to be touted as the most capable fifth-generation multirole stealth aircraft in service ...

But since then, the government has instituted stricter regulations for commercial aircraft concerning lightning strikes. The Federal Aviation Administration requires commercial planes to be able ...

The F-35C Lightning II is the U.S. Navy’s first low-observable carrier-based aviation platform. The F-35 is being purchased to replace the F/A-18C/D Hornet as the carrier strike group’s ...