During long distance flights, if an air plane is struck by lightning, do the passengers get hurt ?

Question

During long distance flights, if an air plane is struck by lightning, do the passengers get hurt ?

Answer 1

I agree with the last person.  Planes are built to take hits by lightening.  USUALLY it causes no threat to the airplane, or the passengers inside.

Answer 2

No

The lightening to hurt people should be grounded to pass through something. so in air electric potential will not cross through the plane if it is in air, don't worry keep flying

Answer 3

Airplane skins are made mostly from aluminum which is a very good conductor of electricity, planes are designed so that when they are struck by lightning the electricity flows along the body of the plane and then dissapates into the air. There is no record in the last 40 years of any plane that has crashed because of lightning and passengers do not get hurt when lightning strikes.

Answer 4

i THINK MOSTLY NO...SINCE PRE-REQUISITIES WOULD HAVE DONE!!

Answer 5

NO THAT'S A MYTH! GEESH.. A LIGHTNING ONLY CAUSES SYSTEMS ON THE AIRCRAFT TO NOT WORK PROPERLY FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME EX. PILOT'S COMMUNICATIONS BUT OTHER THAN THAT IT WILL NOT HURT OR SHOCK PASSENGERS.

Answer 6

I don't know if it's impossible but it's highly unlikely. I'm a flight attendant and have been on planes that have been struck and heard stories about other flights getting struck. I've never heard of any serious damage or danger to passengers. Usually for lightning to do damage you have to be grounded and obviously you aren't when you're in the air!