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MIT builds a tool that predicts lightning on aircraft

Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have developed a groundbreaking simulation tool that can predict lightning strikes on modern aircraft and wind turbines. This innovative ...
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MIT engineers design simulation tool to predict lightning strikes on modern aircraft

R esearchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have made a new physics-based tool that can predict how ...
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Lightning-prediction tool could help protect the planes of the future

More than 70 aircraft are struck by lightning every day. If you happen to be flying when a strike occurs, chances are you won ...
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Groundbreaking aircraft lightning strike simulation project heralds easy protection design for modern composit

Aurora, IL, November 6, 2009 — Lightning strike tests of a helicopter at Eurocopter’s Donauwörth facility have verified the accuracy of finite element analysis techniques for characterizing the ...