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572516 Lightening Strike

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572516 Lightening Strike.jpg The Lightning HuntersThumbnails572516 NASA 816 F-106B Lightening Strike Left WingtipThe Lightning HuntersThumbnails572516 NASA 816 F-106B Lightening Strike Left WingtipThe Lightning HuntersThumbnails572516 NASA 816 F-106B Lightening Strike Left Wingtip

F-106B 57-2516 NASA 816 Lightening Strike during the Lightning Project which monitored effects of lightning on electronic controls.
In a Langley directed study, an F-106 aircraft flies through storm clouds to measure the effects of lightning on electronic controls.
Photograph published in Winds of Change, 75th Anniversary NASA publication (page 126), by James Schultz.
Publication Date: Oct 12, 1988
NIX (Document) ID: EL-2001-00418 (Acquired Jul 28, 2006)
Publication Information: NASA Langley Research Center Multimedia Repository

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