On 9/27/19 6:14 AM, Mike the Strike wrote:


Where the lightning exited the trailer to ground is also not known from the available photos. Many lightning-damaged vehicles I have examined have one or more flat tires, destroyed by lightning current. Tires are not very good insulators - they are black because they are full of carbon and may also have steel wire inserts. Flashover to ground from the axle or wheels is commonly seen in videos of vehicle lightning strikes. Just remember, lightning has traveled around 5 miles through air, which is a pretty darned good electrical insulator - a few inches from trailer to ground is nothing!

The support arms from the trailer dolly to the wing lift pins look like
a possibility for the exit point.

Does anyone know, are all the control rods on the 27 are earthed
together? Does the 27 have a metal subframe like some S-H gliders?

How conductive is carbon fibre? Could a carbon skin carry the current of
a strike without damage (except and entrance and exit points?)

Thanks

Ian