Why aren’t planes affected by lightning if they are made of conductive metals?

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Why aren’t planes affected by lightning if they are made of conductive metals?

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I worked in aerospace manufacturing. The parts we worked on had something we referred to as lightning strike on the outside of the part. It sort of looked like a netting that was bonded to the unit. In the event of lightning hitting an aircraft, it spreads out instead of blowing a hole into the aircraft. I have seen units that had been struck and it was Minimal damage.