Posted for "Greg Nelson" <gnelson@gt.rr.com>:

Bob:  Notice in the photographs sent earlier that steel chains anchor the
Glasair to the ramp thus providing a dense grounding pathway for lightning
strike.  Such a well-defined pathway doesn't exist for an aircraft in
flight---or does it?  I'm not an engineer but I'd sure like to hear more
about this from those of you out there who are engineers.

It is my guess that a flying glass airplane is more of a "target of
opportunity" than it is a target for lightening, i.e.., if you happen to be
in the pathway, it may drill you but otherwise lightening shouldn't
recognize that you are simply nearby.

Greg Nelson, LNC2

[ put all 5 images with less compression in Marv's attachment
section, http://www.Lancair.net/archives/  -Rob ]