[ketelone]

"The eight-seat Cessna Citation 550 plane lost all electrical power, including communications, and the pilot had to fly the plane manually, according to spokeswoman Melissa Wagoner."

I thought most planes are lightening proofed these days?

[sine_nomine]

Lightening would have mean tossing Ted out the cargo door.

Oh, you mean lightning.

[Young Werther]

An airplane by definition,when airborne, is not grounded! An electrical discharge from the earth to the sky or vice versa can transit an aircraft but aircraft manufacturer's have put devices into place to deal with the electricity that flows.

TWA flight 800 was struck by lightning while on approach to Athens and nothing happened but "supposedly" an elctrical spark in the center fuel tank brought the B-747 down!! Go Figger!

[El Gato]

I thought most planes are lightening proofed these days?

Nothing is lighting proof, some things are more resistant than others though. Aircraft are not especially vulnerable to lighting, because they aren't grounded. But lighting can cause power disruptions by induced voltages and currents in the electrical and electronic systems. On very rare occasions, lighting will put a hole in a aircraft, and in even rarely occasions set off the fuel.