Boeing's 787 Dreamliner Survives First Lightning Strike in Good Shape

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The Boeing Company's (BA) next-generation commercial airplane, the 787 Dreamliner, has survived its first lightning strike during a test flight, seattletimes.com reported.



The airplane was struck during a thunderstorm near Boeing Field in Washington state. Because the 787 is made primarily from less-conductive carbon-fiber, Boeing had to design a special protection system to prevent the plane from incurring localized damage at the point of a lightning strike.

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