@cockpitking: ⚡ Right now, somewhere in the world, an airliner is likely flying through a thunderstorm. Lightning strikes commercial aircraft far more often than most people realize. So why don’t they fall out of the sky? The answer lies in a tragedy that changed aviation forever. After a lightning strike contributed to the loss of Pan Am Flight 214 in 1963, aircraft manufacturers introduced major improvements to lightning protection, fuel tank design, and static discharge systems. Today, a modern airliner is designed so the electrical current travels around the outside of the fuselage before safely exiting the aircraft, with critical systems protected against lightning strikes. Would you stay calm if lightning hit your flight? 👇 #AviationFacts #Lightning #AirlineSafety #Flying #DidYouKnow

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