Yes, they do, much more often than you think, in the early days of jet passenger transport, lightning was a great threat, There was an incident when the wing of a very old Boeing 707 (now not in service with any airline) was hit by lightning igniting the fuel tanks and killing everyone onboard. However Aircraft are now designed to discharge of electrical currents as quickly as it was hit. By using small wicks on the trailing edge of the wings and tail of the aircraft, I have lost count of how many times an aircraft ive been flying has been hit by lightning, Infact a 747-400 I was flying into Heathrow just 2 weeks ago was hit by lightning, No generators ripped offline, No passengers electrocuted, No ignited fuel tanks, Just a dull thud on the starboard wing , It was so un-alarming the first officer didnt even look up from the checklist he was reading as we were getting ready to start the approach. The mechanics later found a small black smudge no bigger than an egg about 3ft from the number 4 turbine. There really is no need to worry.......unless your flying on a Russian Illyshin aicraft.........Just joking Hope this helps :)
yes, about once in 2 month ussually. but airplanes absorb the lightnings energy and put all that energy into the wings
Don't be so stupid..
Yes. You can by struck by lightning at sea. This is not necessarily fatal, but it can be.
Yes, The Auckland Sky Tower gets struck by lightning :D
Struck by Lightning - 1990 is rated/received certificates of: Australia:PG
Don't go out when it is lightning? :/
They get struck by lightning.
Yes, and if a plane is flying in or very near an active cumulonimbus cloud, the chances are fairly high. However, as a precaution planes, generally have some sort of method in allowing it to absorb or channel the electricity somewhere else.
They can be
No. I have actually had a few horses that have been struck by lightning, and all were dead.
no because the rubber tires repel lightning
The lightning struck the top of the building.