Why are airplanes able to get hit by lighting without it affecting the electronics, passengers, or ability to fly?
In: Physics
It’s because when an airplane is in the air it is considered part of the circuit, the electricity will just travel through the metal hull and then down to the ground where the circuit is complete. The electronics in air planes are insulated from the hull and in the case of things like their radar and radio equipment in the nose of the airplane they have highly conductive material that diverts the electricity around the equipment rather than through it.
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