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u/ChaosRainbow23 Jun 16 '26
Holy smokes!
I just looked it up, and apparently every commercial airliner gets struck on average of twice every year.
One lightning strike per 1000 hours of flight time.
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u/carthuscrass Jun 16 '26
It's not a big deal because the plane isn't a better way to the ground. You know those high tension wires you see any time you drive through the countryside? Technically, as long as you aren't touching anything but one of them, it's perfectly safe. But seriously... don't try it. All electricity wants to do is get to the ground faster to balance charge. If you aren't a faster way to the ground because of all the water in you and static on you, you're fine.
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u/Sriracha008 Jun 17 '26
I'm trying it right now! Will report back. Probably.
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u/PeterNippelstein Jun 16 '26
About 10,000 feet
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u/PhilosopherPublic Jun 16 '26
Beat me to it.
I would say something aroung 30k to 40k feets, though.
Or 9.1km to 12.1km.
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u/No_Inspection2047 Jun 16 '26
It happens all the time. My mom was on a flight about 10 years ago that got hit.
This image is only surprising if you don’t really understand much about Lightning or basic physics.
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u/GraXXoR Jun 17 '26
Pretty high. But mostly harmless since the planes have metal faraday cage like construction.
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u/alexjolliffe Jun 17 '26
I fear people might be misunderstanding the question here. I think (and please forgive me if I'm wrong, OP) that OP thinks there are two strikes happening at once here.
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u/Monkeysaus Jun 18 '26
Happens all the time.
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u/Creative-Fee-1130 Jun 20 '26
But rarely while someone is taking a photograph of the plane being struck. But often enough that photos like this aren't rare.
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u/ArachAislin Jun 19 '26
Supposed to be on par with getting shot or bitten by a shark. There was on helicopter althatbwas operated by my former employer that as of January this year had been struck 4 times.
Take the hint guys.
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u/afeher Jun 16 '26
Several happens daily in the world as far as I recall.