What Happens When Lightning Strikes A Plane

If you're on a plane that's struck by lightning, you're going to notice a bright flash and a loud boom. But there's no need to panic. Because airplanes are struck by lightning frequently, they are designed to withstand the extreme heat. Every plane in the US commercial fleet is struck by lightning about once a year.
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[@giancarlo_rc]

1:22 let's just pause and reflect for a moment how this guy is lifting an engine by himself, but I can't even open a bottle of beer without external tools

[@human.j.vitor9981]

Shocked that a lightning is hotter than the surface of the sun

[@avatarndoen7503]

ZoomTheFroom, wow you're a special snowflake

[@yourdailydada4184]

As a famous cartoon character once said “We have technology” so the Plane will be fine

[@justiny.324]

Canada Ball *9/11 Intensifies*

[@somebody7130]

Justin Y. FAKE JUSTIN Y!

[@chonke4006]

Canada Ball Patrick would eat it

[@everythingisfine8635]

He is fake dun dun dun

[@krishmistry2608]

A bird could do something which lightening can't - destroy a plane

[@pablosmith2412]

And get caught in the engines

[@chonke4006]

It's a bird, it's a plane. It's a bird destroying that plane

[@NOTDeezy.]

a plane can land even with one engine or entirely without her engines so there's nothing to worry about

[@KayKapone1]

Deezy are you dumb? “Nothing to worry about? I know people who died from plane crashes because there was a bird stuck in the engine and they couldn’t get back into the airport in time they lost controlled and passed away. Don’t talk about stuff if you don’t know

[@damaings6645]

@@NOTDeezy. idiot

[@jingxuanlu329]

What happens is I scream my head off and I have a panic attack. XD

[@edmonton20084]

I hear box cutters have been known to take down airplanes in the past.

[@vigneshkumar8210]

awesome sir content and explanation was nice

[@adibmouhanna6823]

Good work

[@Wolfiyeethegranddukecerberus17]

Great. Scared of being on a plane before experiencing it.

[@stabwrist4442]

No need to worry, even if the plane started to crash Barry B. Benson would be there to help.

[@hareeralameri7022]

Can I ask a question. There are little red worms everywhere in my swimming pool how to get rid of it?????

[@JustJohn505]

As a avgeek all my life I did not know about this!!!

[@ameliarus2747]

This happened to me on a flight from Manchester to Calgary

[@chintanaahir3844]

Is it necessary that lighting hit only front and middle in plane what it lighting directly contact with engine not only once but more than twice or three times.

[@izcrconee6300]

Short awnser,your gonna be fine

[@wollypo4045]

I got a question to this channel, is it possible for human to fly with somekind of wings made by lightweigh material that strong enough?

[@KHIZRANFATIMA-eq1kr]

No we can't fly too high for too long because our body is not aerodynamically supportive and moreover human is too heavy and we need tails and other such supportive components to balance ourselv😊es

[@marloufrias4381]

This answers my childhood question

[@jasminejohnston6393]

Prince George of Cambridge LOVES thunderstorms. He finds the boom of Thunder and the flash of lightning fascinating and exciting!

[@purnifest]

It just works

[@Deducte_D07]

What would happen to the pilot's eye if the bright lightning strikes unexpectedly?
Does the sunglasses protect them?

[@SV90527]

I have the same question. They don't wear sunglasses though, definitely not when there's a storm outside.

[@sheriffahmy2078]

the inside of the cockpit is lit at night so the contrast doesnt hurt the pilot's eyes

[@classicwoodnepal2266]

Don't worry guys mighty Thor will never destroy our planes 😊

[@tharuram4948]

Scooby do pa pa
Boom boom boom boom boom

[@zechvassar5508]

wire it to the toilet

[@MuhdIqbal]

Is it the same theory as faraday cage?

[@jw6188]

In short, it's not the lightning you should worry about, It's the terries

[@muhammadsukriramli8041]

can the plane use that lightning as a source of energy

[@yidishsoobah4901]

What are the deadliest venom in the animal kingdom and how to survive it ???

[@noogatok]

you said it

[@pablosmith2412]

Here before Justin Y.

[@mikari.01]

Lol yea i remember him

[@justiny.324]

Yo

[@mikari.01]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@bloodrace]

Justin Y. Fake

[@mikari.01]

Oh thank you for telling me he's fake...

[@ksalvador442]

I'm early today and I'm proud!

[@clashsvwkdbdjrvdh]

The plane I was on just got struck and sparks where flying all over

[@danleonhart1]

What are you talking about? While flying way above clouds, last I checked all the clouds with lightning flashes were happening below me.

[@fershred]

incredibly stupid comment right here

[@danleonhart1]

@@fershred shut that hole under your nose

[@CrimsonRoblox]

Hey umm there was one time when my family and I was in a plane, I saw a lightning strike outside the plane window high above the ground and inside a cloud.
The lightning actually striked the Plane's Wing and I got scared and panicked a bit. For a few seconds, I noticed something's strange after that when the lightning strikes the plane's wing. I noticed a strange glowing blue electric thingy, the lightning that stroke the plane's wing travelled through the outer metal layer of the plane's wing and exited out.
DAMN GUYS DONT U KNOW THAT WAS ACTUALLY VERY MAGIC-LIKE STUFFS I SAW. THAT WAS THE TIME WHEN I NOTICED THAT PLANES ARE PROTECTED WITH AN OUTER METAL LAYER TO PREVENT DAMAGE DONE TO PLANES AND PREVENT OVERHEATING! 😱😱😱😱

[@rapidhaidar7840]

but when a windy por rainy weather they would delay the flight soo...

[@MasteRRaiden6969]

Zeus.. Don't do that ever again.

[@donutkookie6651]

Dang, now I'm scared

[@JuraimyAirlineManager]

why

[@annettetibbetts4229]

Our plane was hit and we droped so fast the cloged toilet shot shit everywhere.

[@cactuslactus6007]

Yikes

[@adibmouhanna6823]

Answer is yes.
Fun fact a pan am 707 crashed after a lightning struk it's fuel tank causing it to explode and killing every one

[@sinking_banana1223]

adib mouhanna yea they said that

[@sinking_banana1223]

adib mouhanna But not anymore due to new materials used when building the aircrafts

[@justiny.324]

The Plane would obviously turn into Flash 2.0

[@noogatok]

i want to see a justin y comment with less than ten likes

[@trollgaminglol9284]

Fake justin.y

[@delrishaevans4810]

Why are you everywhere i go

[@JuraimyAirlineManager]

no logic

[@rafi7252]

The plane got *striked*?

[@JuraimyAirlineManager]

nope

[@ericulk_8414]

Short answer is no

[@yeetearth2822]

What if time was reversed?

[@juanresendiz4220]

Next do why do attack animals eat humans

[@edgyteen8206]

Oof

[@mohamadnoraimanbinaznan2]

Car hon

[@goth6irl]

I got hit by lightning

[@YouTubeking758]

If i wanted to read how it happened I’d just google it. I use RUclips for a reason.

[@someonethatscool4476]

Worfjeoenc

[@mikari.01]

Fourth

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53rd

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You dont know its 53th

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Why so depressing music 😆😆

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Third

[@Kvng101]

First

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7th

[@bakabaka2061]

Nothing happens. Because it's not grounded.

[@rapidhaidar7840]

i think this is not true but

[@KarlFFF]

Please narrate your videos, just a simple voice over is all I ask

[@thetvexplorer]

first

[@Kvng101]

HD Donald no I am first not you

[@Kvng101]

Top Hat I was .00000001 second before him

[@venerate709]

Abduley YT - lmao who gives a flying crap.