ikar Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 I watched his guy come back through my office window in 5th Fighter Ops. and his tail was still smoking. That hole was big enough to through a office desk through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Whatever caused that would certainly have 'added interest' to their day. Yikes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
achterkirch Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Same thing happened back in 2017 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.businessinsider.com/b-52-lightning-strike-tear-person-sized-gash-bomber-tail-2018-2%3famp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chriss7607 Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 Lightning struck one of the Apollo missions during liftoff (15?). Not a fun phenomenon regardless of your flying machine... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ikar Posted August 12, 2020 Author Share Posted August 12, 2020 Once I had to go to the 48th FIS at Langley to help out because somehow they ended up short handed. One of the interesting things I saw was a area on the other side of therunway that was operated by NASA. They had some F-106s parked there that I was told they would send up to get hit by lightning. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
habu2 Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 7 hours ago, ikar said: Once I had to go to the 48th FIS at Langley to help out because somehow they ended up short handed. One of the interesting things I saw was a area on the other side of therunway that was operated by NASA. They had some F-106s parked there that I was told they would send up to get hit by lightning. https://www.f-106deltadart.com/nasa_lightning_research.htm Quote Link to post Share on other sites
GreyGhost Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 We had a lightning strike about 350ft from our house Monday evening! Knocked power out for about 5 hours and caught some brush on fire that the heavy rain quickly extinguished. Luckily, no major damage happened. -Gregg Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I was on the receiving end of a lightning strike. Propelled me about 10 feet. Hopefully never again. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Els Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Da SWO, did you have any injuries other than the results of your flight? We have a lot of lightning here in central Florida and I have heard about a full gambit of injuries from lightning strikes. A couple of years ago lightning hit right outside my house. It fried out all the electronic devices down that side of my house. All TV's, DVD players, my cable box and router and most devastating was all the kids gaming systems. I was able to witness all the stages of grief and then several days of them driving my crazy because apparently there is nothing else in the world to do. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bounce Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 I've seen more bird strike damage than lightning...but that hole is yuge. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Da SWO Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 7 hours ago, Els said: Da SWO, did you have any injuries other than the results of your flight? We have a lot of lightning here in central Florida and I have heard about a full gambit of injuries from lightning strikes. A couple of years ago lightning hit right outside my house. It fried out all the electronic devices down that side of my house. All TV's, DVD players, my cable box and router and most devastating was all the kids gaming systems. I was able to witness all the stages of grief and then several days of them driving my crazy because apparently there is nothing else in the world to do. Long term, no. It entered/discharged from my left hip/glut. Couldn't walk for a couple of days. My wife had (had being the optimal word) a hydroponic (sp?) planter. close strike, hit the planter which then hit me. I then discharged back into the planter (we believe). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
southwestforests Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 (edited) On 8/12/2020 at 8:08 AM, habu2 said: https://www.f-106deltadart.com/nasa_lightning_research.htm Cool, thanks! Hmm, Quote Lightening Strike Program F-106B 57-2516 NASA NF-106B N816NA Langley Research Center, Hampton VA Should I mention their spelling to them? https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/lightening Quote lightening [līt´en-ing] the sensation of decreased abdominal distention caused by descent of the uterus into the pelvic cavity, 2 or 3 weeks before labor begins. Edited August 14, 2020 by southwestforests Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mstor Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 My closest encounter with lightning (got that spelled right?), was when walking back to the car from the local Office Depot in Ft. Myers, FL. Lightning struck a lamp post as I was walking by it. Have never heard anything that loud. I nearly pissed myself. Scared the sh*t out of me. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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