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Comment Re:No faraday cage when lightning strikes (Score 0) 366

by fsandford on Monday September 26, 2011 @08:53PM (#37522064) Attached to: Boeing To Deliver First 787 Today

Good luck flying in storms.

Yes there is. It is built right into the CFRP, a copper mesh kinda thing. They did extensive electrical current travel testing on this particular plane a few months ago.

Comment Re:Cool (Score 0) 244

by fsandford on Sunday February 17, 2008 @10:27PM (#22458144) Attached to: U of MI Produces Strongest Laser Ever

I helped build a titanium belly 747 a few years back to hold one of these. http://www.fas.org/spp/starwars/program/abl.htm/

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