An unidentified airline just bought five Q400s.
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ASpilot2be
Qbicle seat warmer
I havent been hit on my snowmobile yet
TUCKnTRUCK
That guy
lol.. yeah, me neither.
I've got a suspect list of reasons why lightning likes us sooo...
94 foot wings with rubber boots doing 280+ indicated.
two 13ft,6in 6bladed composite props that arn't really bonded.
Large kevlar/composite nose, wing tip, and tail surface area that does not have an internal bonding system...(like wire mesh)
A wing with a high reynolds number... keeping the boundry layer close
Operational altitude is between 15 and 25000 feet, where the highest percentage of strikes occur.
i have actually seen the airplane dischage in flight. looks like a fir tree shaped flash from the wing tip. I've seen arcs run along the windshield for 1-2 feet. Props glow enough to read the paper in row 7...
Every time we hit moisture in the air, the airplane whistles in the cockpit... I'm sure that is somehow involved.
I've got a suspect list of reasons why lightning likes us sooo...
94 foot wings with rubber boots doing 280+ indicated.
two 13ft,6in 6bladed composite props that arn't really bonded.
Large kevlar/composite nose, wing tip, and tail surface area that does not have an internal bonding system...(like wire mesh)
A wing with a high reynolds number... keeping the boundry layer close
Operational altitude is between 15 and 25000 feet, where the highest percentage of strikes occur.
i have actually seen the airplane dischage in flight. looks like a fir tree shaped flash from the wing tip. I've seen arcs run along the windshield for 1-2 feet. Props glow enough to read the paper in row 7...
Every time we hit moisture in the air, the airplane whistles in the cockpit... I'm sure that is somehow involved.
wheelsup
Well-Known Member
CRJ does that as well
wick81
Well-Known Member
Saab does this as well, I think a lot of planes do. I haven't been struck yet on the Q, knock on wood.
Rocketman99
Frozen Guppy Manipulator
I had never been struck by lightning in 8 years and 4500 hrs worth of flying until on the Q back in late February. You'll get yours soon enough Chad...
ChasenSFO
hen teaser
I'd say its probably for someone in Asia or the Middle East. I know Air Philippines has a bunch on order to operate as PAL Express for Philippine Airlines, and Royal Jordanian said they were going to get more too.
Ah I miss speculating on stuff like this, just like the good ol' days at Jetphotos.
Ah I miss speculating on stuff like this, just like the good ol' days at Jetphotos.
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