On Jun 10, 5:04*pm, Richard Dixon wrote:
On Jun 10, 4:21*pm, "Will Hand" wrote:

Lightning is known for being quite bright, apparently....

Richard
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What was that? Oh **** have we been hit by lightning? :-)

Will

I could imagine that the crack of thunder would probably be audible
over the engines, too. Actually - given that the plane was still
probably going 200+ mph on its descent I'm assuming the sound would
drop off slightly slower?

Richard

Some may see a bang, or a flash, some don't; is the implication of
this.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...s-when-lightni