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Aircraft general knowledge
Dischargers can be placed
on the trailing edge of a
wing, as shown in the
picture here.
Static electricity can interfere with the electronic equipment onbord the aircraft.
8.6.1.1 Lightning
Statistics show that once for every 1000 flight hours, large aircraft are struck by
lightning.
The lightning typically enters an outer point on the aircraft, e.g. in the nose.
The aircraft's fuselage can conduct the voltage from a lightning strike, so that the
voltage runs in the outer skin and leaves
the aircraft at the rear.
There are often wounds where the
lightning enters and where it leaves the
plane again.
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8.6.2 Electrical theory
The purpose of this section is not to train you to be an electrical engineer, but to
refresh your knowledge from the time when you had physics in elementary
school.
Flyveteori PPL(A)(UL)/LAPL Henning Andersen, Midtjysk Flyveskole© 2025 712
