[caco794]

ANDREWS AIR FORCE BASE, Md. (AP) - The plane carrying British Prime Minister Tony Blair to a meeting with President Bush was struck by lightning as it approached the United States on Wednesday, a reporter on board said. No injuries or damage were reported.

Britain's Press Association news agency said Blair's chartered British Airways Boeing 777 was struck by a lightning bolt as it approached Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland at about 10,000 feet. It landed 20 minutes later, at 5:05 p.m.

Jon Smith, a Press Association reporter traveling with Blair, reported that the bolt hit the jet's left wing. The plane did not change course or descend and the pilot reassured passengers that "there's nothing to worry about."

Blair's 10 Downing Street office said it was not aware of the incident.

Blair flew on to the presidential retreat at Camp David for a working dinner with Bush. The two leaders will meet against Thursday to discuss the war in Iraq and plans for the country's future.


http://apnews1.iwon.com/article/20030327/D7Q14CNO0.html

[pest]

Its not an unusual occurance.

[Sgt. Pepper.]

Yeah my car was hit by lighting once in arizona. Though my tires exploded.

[Sgt. Pepper.]

Thought...they exploded. They didnt.


Need the edit feature.

[Chango]

planes get hit by lightning all the time, unless it hits both engines no one should worry about it

[BallisticWookie]

Originally Posted by pest

Its not an unusual occurance.

The lightning hitting the plane or the blaming Allah part... biggrin:

[Old Reliable]

and this makes the headlines........why?

[Tripper]

[quote="Old Reliable":82e9e]and this makes the headlines........why?[/quote:82e9e]

Because Blair is Gay. (No offense to anyone).....

[Bazooka_Joe]

Originally Posted by BallisticWookie

The lightning hitting the plane or the blaming Allah part... biggrin:

Either way, still pretty funny. I know a kid who got hit by lightning 3 times and lived, seriously.

[descry]

[quote="Bazooka_Joe":11d7d]

Originally Posted by BallisticWookie

The lightning hitting the plane or the blaming Allah part... biggrin:

Either way, still pretty funny. I know a kid who got hit by lightning 3 times and lived, seriously.[/quote:11d7d]
you know a kid, or you know OF a kid that got hit by lightning.

[Bazooka_Joe]

[quote="Coublacka_":fd7c9][quote="Bazooka_Joe":fd7c9]

Originally Posted by BallisticWookie

The lightning hitting the plane or the blaming Allah part... biggrin:

Either way, still pretty funny. I know a kid who got hit by lightning 3 times and lived, seriously.[/quote:fd7c9]
you know a kid, or you know OF a kid that got hit by lightning.[/quote:fd7c9]

Know a kid. As in I went to school with him, knew him by name, etc.

[Whatada]

My dad got hit in the knee by lightning. Really....... oOo:

[Ydiss]

It just passed from one tip of a wing to the other and then earths to ground.

Similarly when in a car you are surrounded by a "Newtons cage" (I think Newton was the fellow to discover it, I may be wrong). Because the metal of the car is a better conductor of electricity than humans are the electricity will pass right around you and into the ground.

Saw some scientist bloke on TV a while ago test this theory by standing in a cage and having a high voltage electrode fire thousands of volts at him. It hit the cage and, despite him being only inches from it, he was unscathed.