B777 Lightning Strike

"ttyymmnn" (ttyymmnn) 11/16/2017 at 10:06 • Filed to: Planelopnik

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Watch as lightning strikes this KLM 777 as it takes off. I think the video of the roll and takeoff is just as impressive as the lighting.

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 11/16/2017 at 10:16

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The KLM livery looks really good on that 777, too-

Wacko > ttyymmnn 11/16/2017 at 10:19

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Do airports generally film every takeoff and landings? For insurance purposes??

TheRealBicycleBuck > ttyymmnn 11/16/2017 at 10:21

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I am most impressed by the fog in the low-pressure zones at the fan intakes and over the wings. Neat.

ttyymmnn > WilliamsSW 11/16/2017 at 10:23

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It’s gorgeous. One of the true classic liveries. I just remembered that I have this KLM A330 that I photographed in DC back in 2014. If you go to the Udvar-Hazy Center, which I strongly recommend, you can view int’l flights arriving at IAD right from the parking lot.

I also caught this Lufthansa 748.

ttyymmnn > TheRealBicycleBuck 11/16/2017 at 10:24

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Exactly. Aerodynamics in action. That’s an amazing spotting spot, too. I’m not sure, but I think it’s Amsterdam. I’d fly over there just to take pictures.

ttyymmnn > Wacko 11/16/2017 at 10:25

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No, this is just an enthusiast out shooting film. Some of us take stills, some take video. It’s the only way we’d get these great videos of lightning strikes, crosswind landings, etc.

Azrek > ttyymmnn 11/16/2017 at 10:34

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You can say they were...Thunderstruck! *cue guitar rift*

.....I’ll see myself out

Jcarr > Wacko 11/16/2017 at 10:35

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Go to you YouTube and search “plane spotting”. I’ve spent more hours than I care to admit watching videos of planes taking off and landing.

Jcarr > ttyymmnn 11/16/2017 at 10:36

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Assume based on all the KLM planes that it’s Schiphol.

Jcarr > WilliamsSW 11/16/2017 at 10:37

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This one’s even better.

ttyymmnn > Jcarr 11/16/2017 at 10:42

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That, and the terrain. Or lack of it.

WilliamsSW > Jcarr 11/16/2017 at 10:46

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That’s gorgeous!

WilliamsSW > ttyymmnn 11/16/2017 at 10:49

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I have a pretty good view right out my office window, although Kinja is being a butt on the airplane photo (it wasn’t in a 90 degree bank I promise).

The Udvar-Hazy museum is high on my bucket list - I haven’t been yet. :(

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > ttyymmnn 11/16/2017 at 11:18

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1. those turbo fans are huge

2. low pressure zones on the tops of the wings are cool (get it?)

3. opps I crapped my pants

4. nothing to see here, just move along like we didn’t just get struck by lightening.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 11/16/2017 at 14:29

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It’s neat how the lightning flows out through the static wicks on the ends of the wings. That and the condensation in front of the fans on the takeoff roll.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 11/16/2017 at 14:47

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It’s a cool video on many levels.

wafflesnfalafel > ttyymmnn 11/16/2017 at 22:10

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awesome vid - those engine are just so huge