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Lightning strike experience in the NASA F-106B storm hazards programA heavily instrumented F-106B aircraft was flown in thunderstorms to gather data for characterizing lightning at aircraft operating altitudes. Conventional weather finding techniques are supplemented with UHF lightning mapping radar to select the most active storm cells and the most likely altitude for obtaining direct lightning strikes to the airplane. One hundred seventy-six strikes were obtained in a 3 year period, mostly at an altitude of above 25,000 feet.
Document ID
19830025567
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Norman L Crabill (Langley Research Center Hampton, Virginia, United States)
Date Acquired
August 11, 2013
Publication Date
October 26, 1982
Publication Information
Publication: Proceedings: Sixth Annual Workshop on Meteorological and Environmental Inputs to Aviation Systems
Publisher: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Volume: NASA-CP-2274
Issue Publication Date: April 1, 1983
URL: https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19830025556
Subject Category
Meteorology And Climatology
Meeting Information
Meeting: 6th Annual Workshop on Meteorological and Environmental Inputs to Aviation Systems
Location: Tullahoma, TN
Country: US
Start Date: October 26, 1982
End Date: October 28, 1982
Sponsors: Federal Aviation Administration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Marshall Space Flight Center
Accession Number
83N33838
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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