lightning strikes an airplane beechcraft king air 200

Lightning strikes a beech craft king air 200
I was in Reno Nevada back about 1993 there was a lightning strike fire burning a little north of Mount Rose, this BLM spotter plane got hit by lightning.

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[wcolby]

The main bolt or channel is clearly visible. There is a "branch" that leaves the main channel, strikes the tail of the airplane & continues to the lower right.

Thanks for watching, Walt

[djmaster1995]

Nah. Jets are made to be stiked by lighting... Its a safety thing

[RyanCJ3]

Not a King Air 200. It is a King Air 90.

[turkishsoldierbaran]

missed it by that much

[rietveen26]

@yoyoyoyoshua really?

[73Xtian]

if lightning strikes a car nothing happens... why would it be different with a plane??

[BrendanTaylorrulz]

@djmaster1995 lighting?

[yoyoyoyoshua]

pilot must have sinned so god punished him.

[MrShayneOneill]

@cjracer1000 Yep, my dad used to fly a cessena for the flying doctors (australia) back in the 70s, and he got hit a couple of times. Didn't do a spot of harm to the plane, although the old man reckons it left his hair standing on end lol. You wouldn't want a gas leak though...

[oldfart387]

Bet that made the pilot's sphincter pinch!

[smallvllleowns]

@SimoWill75 lol noob lightning cant go through tires

[coolalex766]

@8bennugent you can say that again lol