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General Forums => Aircraft and Vehicles => Topic started by: gear on January 30, 2006, 04:15:27 PM

Title: Navy aviator
Post by: gear on January 30, 2006, 04:15:27 PM

Look CAG I got the 3 wire.
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Title: Navy aviator
Post by: parin on January 30, 2006, 04:32:05 PM

Is that a C152? And I hope they didnt get ZAAAPed!

Title: Navy aviator
Post by: SMIDSY on January 31, 2006, 08:45:13 AM

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Originally posted by parin
Is that a C152? And I hope they didnt get ZAAAPed!

hard to get zapped if you not grounded. that is why aircraft can usually survive lightning strikes.

Title: Navy aviator
Post by: Pooface on January 31, 2006, 08:52:00 AM

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Originally posted by SMIDSY
hard to get zapped if you not grounded. that is why aircraft can usually survive lightning strikes.

yeah, you have to be earthed for the current to flow. thats why you can hold onto a wire without anything happening, aslong as you aren't touching anything else of course

Title: Navy aviator
Post by: SMIDSY on January 31, 2006, 02:43:47 PM

yah, that's how birds can land on wires and electrical linemen can do this.
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