Return-Path: Sender: (Marvin Kaye) To: lml Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 16:34:38 -0400 Message-ID: X-Original-Return-Path: Received: from pop3.olsusa.com ([63.150.212.2] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.0b1) with ESMTP id 1252921 for lml@lancaironline.net; Fri, 31 May 2002 13:54:26 -0400 Received: from mta10.srv.hcvlny.cv.net ([167.206.5.45]) by pop3.olsusa.com (Post.Office MTA v3.5.3 release 223 ID# 0-71866U8000L800S0V35) with ESMTP id com for ; Fri, 31 May 2002 13:49:06 -0400 Received: from barkerasset (ool-182d6837.dyn.optonline.net [24.45.104.55]) by mta10.srv.hcvlny.cv.net (iPlanet Messaging Server 5.0 Patch 2 (built Dec 14 2000)) with SMTP id <0GWZ000LJLQHTM@mta10.srv.hcvlny.cv.net> for lancair.list@olsusa.com; Fri, 31 May 2002 13:54:18 -0400 (EDT) X-Original-Date: Fri, 31 May 2002 13:56:24 -0400 From: Robert R Barker Subject: Re: Lightning strikes in glass X-Original-To: Lancair builders X-Original-Message-id: <002101c208cc$7aacf0e0$37682d18@barkerasset> MIME-version: 1.0 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000 Content-type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-priority: Normal I just returned from Gallatin TN where I parked my Lancair next to a Glasair, actually half a Glasair. The vertical stab was pointing to the ground, the horizontals and elevators were just gone, fibreglass cloth was waving in the slight breeze. The rear third of the plane was destroyed. It had been the subject of a lightening strike. I was told it happened about a month ago just where it sat in it's tie down in a row of Cessnas and Pipers and not far from some very high all metal hangars. Only the Glasair was hit. Scary stuff when you have taken comfort in the idea that a hit will only make a hole in the skin. Seems our planes have a special vulnerability here. Bob Barker