Find solutions to help the aircraft completely immune to thunder

Researchers at MIT have come up with a plan that they think could significantly reduce the risk of aircraft being struck by lightning.

A lightning bolt can make you understand the harm if it hits the ground, and the plane flying in the sky is not exposed to the problem. When lightning strikes the aircraft, it can cause some serious devastation, especially with electronic equipment and obviously not pleasant for passengers.

How the aircraft can be safe from lightning is what researchers always aim for.

However, in a new study published in the American Journal of Aeronautics and Aeronautics, scientists at MIT explained how they developed lightning protection systems by electrically charging the aircraft before it facing the risk of lightning strikes.

'The idea stems from the fact that, when an airplane flies through a surrounding electric field, its external electrical state will be balanced. When an external electric field impacts the aircraft, the top of the aircraft will be more positively charged, while the negative terminal is more negatively charged. When the plane is polarized, it can create a high plasma flow to resist lightning strikes.

Co-author Jaime Peraire of the MIT Aviation and Aviation Department explains that this technology solution will significantly reduce the risk of lightning strikes on aircraft. Peraire said this is an area that requires a great deal of knowledge and an effort to create some insights to prevent incidents caused by lightning hitting the plane from the bottom up.

Currently the system is being tested on large models under controlled conditions. However, researchers plan to test their systems in more realistic situations by piloting unmanned aircraft during storms.