# Lightning and Airplanes!

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lightning-and-airplanes/312967>\
**Category:** random\
**Created:** [August 17, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lightning-and-airplanes/312967 "2010-08-17T01:19:09Z")\
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**Author:** ![kirupa](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/kirupa/32/11616_2.png) [@kirupa](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupa)\
**Post date:** [August 17, 2010, 1:19am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/lightning-and-airplanes/312967/1 "2010-08-17T01:19:09Z")

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I’ve always wondered what happens when lightning hits a flying airplane. The diagrams at the bottom answer that question :battery: