More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won’t feel a thing, thanks to lightning protection measures that are embedded in key zones throughout the aircraft.Lightning protection systems work well, largely because they are designed for planes with a “tube-and-wing” structure, a simple geometry common to most aircraft today. But future airplanes may not look and fly the same way. The aviation industry is exploring new designs, including blended-wing bodies and truss-braced wings, partly to…
