"whatever this is, it's not on the radar..." Man, how many times have I said that :) Getting rocked w/ St. Elmo's and we're not painting anything. Excellent video! I've had it a few times in the 200, just never been able to capture it like that. Thanks for sharing! Best are the lines streaming from the wipers. Last month we had a whole blue cone pointing off the nose...kind of unsettling
Not that I know of - it is static discharge. Sometimes an indication of impending lightning. I have been struck by lightning while flying and there is usually little damge to the aircraft. Not, however, a pleasant experience.
thanks for replying iv since found a video on youtube its called something like aircrash investigators: all for engines fail, in which a 747 flying at 35,000 feet between britain and western australia has all for engines fail was in 1982, 747's glide ratio 15:1 they made it to indonesia
Shot this over the Andes in Colombia. The "lightening" effect is the result of flying through a highly charged electrical top of a dying ITCZ thunderstorm. Didn't show up on radar (they rarely do in that region) fairly bumpy ride. The "lightening" streaks are on the aircraft's windshield. The bright flash is sub-level in-cloud lightening.
"whatever this is, it's not on the radar..." Man, how many times have I said that :) Getting rocked w/ St. Elmo's and we're not painting anything. Excellent video! I've had it a few times in the 200, just never been able to capture it like that. Thanks for sharing! Best are the lines streaming from the wipers. Last month we had a whole blue cone pointing off the nose...kind of unsettling
FlyWMU 3 years ago
Wow, that's awesome!
Anacinc 4 years ago
more than a little distubing does this cause many crashes?
youtubfool 4 years ago
Not that I know of - it is static discharge. Sometimes an indication of impending lightning. I have been struck by lightning while flying and there is usually little damge to the aircraft. Not, however, a pleasant experience.
Aloft1961 4 years ago
thanks for replying iv since found a video on youtube its called something like aircrash investigators: all for engines fail, in which a 747 flying at 35,000 feet between britain and western australia has all for engines fail was in 1982, 747's glide ratio 15:1 they made it to indonesia
youtubfool 4 years ago
Shot this over the Andes in Colombia. The "lightening" effect is the result of flying through a highly charged electrical top of a dying ITCZ thunderstorm. Didn't show up on radar (they rarely do in that region) fairly bumpy ride. The "lightening" streaks are on the aircraft's windshield. The bright flash is sub-level in-cloud lightening.
Aloft1961 5 years ago