[DOC] [TLE] What happens when lightning strikes an airplane? - Scientific ... [PAR] Aug 20, 2001 ... In fact, aircraft often trigger lightning when flying through a heavily charged ... the 
airplane is in the electric "circuit" between the cloud regions of opposite polarity. 
The current will travel through the conductive exterior skin and... [DOC] [TLE] Static Electricity and Lightning by Ron Kurtus - Succeed in ... [PAR] Feb 12, 2009 ... Lightning consist of huge static electric sparks that jump from cloud to cloud or 
from a cloud to some object on the earth. ... similar to the noise made by an 
aircraft flying at supersonic speeds. ... Lighting can travel in different directions. ... 
The extremely high voltage of a lightning bolt can cause metal to melt. [DOC] [TLE] What happens when lightning hits an aeroplane? - Telegraph [PAR] May 22, 2014 ... After an easyJet plane was struck this week, Telegraph Travel ... wing tip, or the 
nose, and the current will travel through the aeroplane's metal ... a bolt of 
lightning, which can have temperatures of up to 30,000C. ... Strikes are most 
likely to happen when a jet is passing through cumulonimbus (storm) clouds,... [DOC] [TLE] Lightning - Wikipedia [PAR] Lightning is a sudden electrostatic discharge that occurs during an electrical 
storm. ... Lightning causes light in the form of plasma, and sound in the form of 
thunder. .... In addition, negative leaders travel in a discontinuous fashion. .... A 
bolt of positive lightning may carry an electric current of 300 kA and the potential 
at the top... [DOC] [TLE] Why does lightning strike from the ground-up? - Earth Science Stack ... [PAR] Apr 27, 2014 ... Cloud-to-ground lightning comes from the sky down, but the part you see ... of the 
electric field and the "downward leader" strike creates bridge for the ... cloud 
which is a channel through which electrons in the cloud can travel to the ground. 
.... What causes 'positive' lightning to be rarer, higher charged, and... [DOC] [TLE] Lightning: FAQ [PAR] Apr 5, 2000 ... How does lightning interact with the earth's electric field? ... How many strokes 
are in a cloud-to-ground flash? ... Florida is the overall leader: its peninsular 
shape causes ocean-land heat contrast and air ... These detection networks 
sense the radio-frequency pulses that travel outward from a lightning bolt. [DOC] [TLE] Video: How Passenger Jet Survived Direct Lightning Strike [PAR] May 12, 2011 ... When an airplane comes in, it acts as an artificial trigger." ... Amid the electric field 
of the storm cloud, positive charge builds up on one side of the ... which are the 
paths electric charge moves along during a lightning strike, can clearly be seen 
in the video traveling out from opposite points on the airplane. [DOC] [TLE] Scientific Explorer: Lightning Part 3: The Lightning Bolt [PAR] Jan 25, 2013 ... Lightning bolts like these three simultaneous cloud-to-ground strikes ... Once air 
does become ionized, with freely mobile electrons, it turns into an .... This in turn 
allows greater electrical current to flow through an ionized air ... to trigger an X-
ray or gamma burst, releasing energy from the electric field itself. [DOC] [TLE] Lightning - Electricalfun.com [PAR] The electric current passing through the discharge channels rapidly heats and ... 
occurs within the clouds or between the clouds and the ground, producing the 
bolt. ... Lightning can also occur within the ash clouds from volcanic eruptions, ... 
aircraft can trigger a bipolar stepped leader when crossing charged cloud areas. [DOC] [TLE] NASA Chat: Striking Up a Conversation About Lightning | NASA [PAR] Jun 23, 2011 ... Richard_and_Monte: In very simple terms, it's a large electric spark. ... The 
charge descends from the cloud to the ground in steps until it gets close to the 
ground. ... (Model rockets that trail wires can trigger lighting, under some 
circumstances.) .... Rachel: Does the nitrogen travel in the lightning or is it in the... [DOC] [TLE] NOVA - Official Website | How Lightning Works - PBS

Question: Airplanes can trigger bolts of this when traveling through electrified clouds
Answer: Lightning