Stig Tour (Frontiers of Flight Museum) Love Field.

Welcome back everybody and a bit of a change of pace, I wanted to show you guys the wonderful museum I got to visit in Texas, the frontiers of flight museum at Love Field.
Hope you guys enjoy this, once again my apologies for talking too much 😅 if I said anything incorrectly within the video, please feel free to call me out and give me the right information.
Thank you all very much for watching and stay tuned for the next Stig Shift .
#stigaviation #aviation #aircraftmaintenance #themoreyouknow #learningeveryday #wefixyoufly #aircraft #aircraftmechanic #lovefield #dallas #tour #museum #aviationmuseum #military #militaryaircraft #history #sr71blackbird #jetengine #youtubetaughtme #learnonyoutube

[@Mark-oj8wj]

As a pilot,I can tell you mechanics are not the ghosts of aviation.You're more appreciated than you know. God bless you!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you Mark I really appreciate that

[@cm9247]

YES SIR! YES MA'AM!

[@user-ik4eu8gz2n]

Museum is amazing but the way you explained is outstanding. ❤

[@StigAviation]

A very big, thank you, I am very happy you enjoyed it, I didn’t want to fill the video with bunch of information that’s already available. It’s a walk-through the museum from my perspective, and I’m glad you liked it.

[@Zone5Aviation]

The rollers on the back of the missile on the F-16 you looked at are known as Rollerons which provide stability and prevent the missile from rolling. Former aircraft tech with a big appetite for aviation with a big interest in US Navy aircraft.

[@StigAviation]

You are absolutely correct my good sir. Thank you for participating in my fun little quiz.

[@Zone5Aviation]

@@StigAviation🫡

[@Zone5Aviation]

@@StigAviation Just a side note on those F-16 missiles, they're either an AMD telemetry pod or it was originally a live AIM-9 Sidewinder missile which the seeker head has been removed. Air to Air weapons are mainly categorised by the colored bands on the body and if they are entirely blue or have blue only bands, they are a CATM with no warhead but replicates the same mass as if a real weapon was on there for training purposes. Also a similar device known as a TACTS or ACMI pod is used to record flight manouvering data. The information is then downloaded via a cartridge and can be displayed on a screen for crews to review their tactics, lessons learned and plan future strategies. Establishments such as the US Navy Topgun school (yes it's officially one word and not two like Hollywood's version) and squadron level training units use this equipment all the time.

[@StigAviation]

Absolutely phenomenal information, thank you so much for teaching me.

[@johnnyo7621]

I am absolutely into all aircraft Especially navy and airforce And this information was extremely interesting 👍🏻

[@WindTherapy-rb1zs]

The commentary is greet. Upbeat and to the point. Aviation geeks everywhere are proud of the Stig. Living the dream! 👍🏻👍🏻

[@StigAviation]

I am very happy that you enjoyed it, thank you so much for watching.

[@babecapo6919]

Stig, So glad to hear you mention Charlie Taylor. I Love Aviation and am heartbroken to never see or hear of him mentioned other any Smithsonian. Love your Videos…..

[@StigAviation]

He’s my hero. And he should be all pilots hero. Respect the man that Really made it fly. Stick and rudder will only get you so far… someone has to fix it at some point. 👌

[@njjeff201]

Thank you for teaching. I been to Kitty Hawk. Don’t remember him being mentioned. TY!

[@benfalsetto8997]

Hey Stig, I’m not a navy pilot, or qualified in any way, but the f-18 landing gear is shaped that way because of the descent rate that those planes land at. There’s no flare when they’re landing on the carrier, so descent rates are 2-300 short of 1000ft/min. Gotta have beefy gear for that

[@StigAviation]

Awesome. Thank you much for the information

[@terrygivens132]

This is one awesome air museum. Thank you Stig.

[@StigAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@DownsThe]

Still loving every video, I live in Ireland so exposure to this type of experience is limited, keep them coming!!!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you! Will do!

[@1sostatic]

I'm here in Stigs channel because not only are these videos a great insight... but my late Dad was Sqdn Ldr with 50 Sqdn + 230 OCU flying Vulcans ( Scampton, Waddington UK) and I remember him saying " The ground crew keep him in the air, he only knew where to put the stick." ... He also said "The art of flying = how to hurl yourself at the ground and miss". Merry Christmas -- I hope the Aircraft and you get some time off. 👍

[@StigAviation]

Your dad was a very wise man, I appreciate you sharing that with me and I appreciate you being here. As for Christmas unfortunately I will be working, but it’s OK. No complaints here. 👍

[@SnarkfishMan]

That's a bucket list place! The Air Force museum @ Wright-Pat is great as well

[@StigAviation]

I need to visit there too

[@davidcole333]

I did a N number lookup on the FAA site. The Lear is a Learjet 24D. I enjoyed the tour, thanks for bringing us along.

[@StigAviation]

Thanks for the info!

[@thompson37]

An absolutely fascinating tour. Thank you.

[@StigAviation]

Thank you for watching. I appreciate it

[@Memory-reboot111]

Please continue filming this beautiful things 💐

[@StigAviation]

Will do. Thank you for watching

[@HighTide1715]

Thanks for the Tour, Excellent 🛩️🛩️

[@StigAviation]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@SikandarDurrani]

I live down in Houston for so many years I’ve never had a chance to go to the museum. Now I’m in a very difficult situation where traveling up to Dallas love field like the old days.

[@StigAviation]

I hope you get to see it one of these days

[@jeffgreg29]

Little note on the F-16. Even though it was designated the Fighting Falcon, maintainers and pilots refer to them as Vipers.

[@StigAviation]

Yup 👍 I remember reading that as well Jeff

[@technophobe7067]

Yet another great video Mr. Stig! Keep em coming mate keep em coming.

[@StigAviation]

Absolutely 👌

[@jdub4221]

Spent many hours inside this museum. It’s wonderful! Got to fly right seat in a B-25 Mitchell out of this museum back in 2009. Glad you mentioned Charlie Taylor! The Museum of Flight at Boeing Field is also a must! Keep the great vids coming!

[@StigAviation]

Did you get a chance to look at the SR 71 flight simulator, that was really cool that they have it there

[@paalmiso]

ah this is soooo good. I'm in Europe so touring museums like this is a jewel. Thank you Stig

[@StigAviation]

I am very happy you enjoyed it, thank you for watching

[@joehinson]

The old airships were hydrogen filled. Germany did not have access to helium .That's why the Hindenburg blew up. Keep up the great work!!

[@StigAviation]

They learned very quickly not to have hydrogen in those things. But from what i read, even if it was filled with helium, it would’ve still burned down.

[@ddlem2437]

Great video. As a former usaf F4 A7d F105g avionics tech I suggest for you a road trip to to Dayton Ohio USAF Museum, It also has a great website

[@StigAviation]

I have heard many great things about that museum and that is definitely on my bucket list. I will definitely go out there and see those gorgeous birds. Thank you so much for the suggestion.

[@bradley7723]

Anytime I see a huey it instantly brings a movie scene decades old where the squadron of air calvary huey's landing on the beach and the leader kneeling by the rotor wash stating " I love the smell of Napalm in the morning" 😮 Great tour, enjoyed it very much.😊

[@StigAviation]

That movie is called Apocalypse Now, a very great movie. And the gentleman who said that quote is Robert Duvall.

[@Stufftowatch21]

I always to visit that museum when I worked at Love field.

[@StigAviation]

There was so much more there, that I did not show here, it’s actually a really beautiful place, they even have one of the Apollo capsules.

[@Peteski-0]

Absolutely loved this. And seeing in great detail the US Navy planes I loved. Also remember from long ago those rollerons on the F16. Many happy memories from air shows in the 80’s at Mildenhall

[@StigAviation]

Very happy you enjoyed it. And absolutely correct on Rollerons

[@Bruins77Fan]

Watching the maintenance crew check out the plane ! From your #P&W Friend

[@StigAviation]

👍

[@johns8771]

Hey Stig, I work for BMW North America at their production plant in SC. When I started and was going through indoctrination, err I mean orientation, they said the colors and pattern were meant to represent the Bavarian flag.

[@StigAviation]

That’s very interesting because from what I’ve read in history, it represents a propeller, but then again, I might be wrong, I trust the people at BMW. I’m sure they know better than I do. But the fact still stands that BMW was manufacturing aircraft engines before they were manufacturing vehicles.

[@johns8771]

Their engines made the FW-190 aka "the butcher bird" one of the best aircraft of WW 2. They were one of the few multi-national companies that acknowledged their past and how it related to the war.@@StigAviation

[@techdefined9420]

@@StigAviation Hi Stig, it is indeed the Bavarian Flag. BMW means Bayrische Motorenwerke (motorworks of Bavaria)

[@StigAviation]

@@techdefined9420 thank you very much for the information and thank you very much for correcting me. I learned something new today.

[@zlee11]

@@StigAviationThe BMW roundel does indeed represent the company’s aviation history. The blue and white represents the colors of the Bavarian flag. You are both correct.

[@user-op6hv6lm9c]

Fantastic.

[@StigAviation]

👍

[@chrisnicholls8636]

Great video Stig, looks a great place to visit i love aviation museums so much information and beautiful machines to soak up. The F105 Thunderchief was used mainly for SAM surpression one of my fav classic jets. I too love the look of fast jets but im mainly a commercial jet man when it comes to photography. Keep the videos coming Stig 👍 photography

[@StigAviation]

Much appreciation to you Chris. Thank you for watching. All things Aviation always fascinate me much like I would guess fascinate you.

[@lewisferguson9387]

Your passion for aviation is infectious. Love it 👌🏼

[@StigAviation]

I live eat breath aviation. I love it

[@Fixflytravel]

Great video. Glad you enjoyed yourself in Dallas and the museum. You did a lot.

[@StigAviation]

I’m glad we went. It was fun.

[@njjeff201]

I was in Hawaii & their airport had either a replica or the real (forgot which) space shuttle. If you like lights & switches go aboard the shuttle. I was in heaven!

[@StigAviation]

That’s awesome

[@mikemissel7785]

Charles Taylor is on our Airframe And Powerplant certification and without us aircraft don’t fly. Northrop builds the center fuselage for the F 18 in El Segundo.

[@StigAviation]

We Fix They Fly. Without us nothing will move. Maintenance is Aviation.

[@johnnyo7621]

Another outstanding video. I must admit im jealous lol Australia has nothing at all like that here. I absolutely love it. Seeing the good old huey was cool I am more into the Blackhawk choppers i have to admit. Might not be to long till a Blackhawk is side by side with the huey since they are getting on with age.

[@StigAviation]

I thought Australia had a lovely Aviation museum.

[@johnnyo7621]

@@StigAviation In Victoria Australia They are few and far between and tiny The biggest is in Moorabbin Airport the museum only has 24 or 25 aircraft and is open 7 days a week NOT too such about the others. Don't think they open much because they are so small and i really don't know about others in New South Wales or around Australia Capital Territory, South And Western Australia and Northern Territory, Queensland. You guys in the USA totally out do us by miles from what I have seen on your video and Jimmy's World.

[@garysmith-qr9gt]

great vids everysingle time! aerocraft deluxe!!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much Gary

[@EthanAviation589]

This is a great commentary as i have been to the museum myself. Next time you are in Dallas you should visit the CR Smith museum!

[@StigAviation]

I have been to the CR Smith Museum many times, it’s a wonderful place, and they have a very beautiful DC 3 parked there.

[@techdefined9420]

Very interesting museum, thanks for sharing. As you showed the display of the zeppelin, i remembered my visit of the Zeppelin museum in Germany many years ago. It was fascinating.

[@StigAviation]

I hope one day I get to visit that museum as well, I hear it’s a wonderful place to see

[@jeffreytimmons5582]

Lockheed is in my backyard!

[@StigAviation]

You working in Palmdale?

[@MMPlaneSpotting-su3ns]

Awesome, thanks for sharing! Beautiful museum, been several times. Greetings from DFW

[@StigAviation]

There was so much more to see there that I didn’t get a chance to show. I showed up one hour before closing. Next time I’ll see more

[@jeffreytimmons5582]

I’m coming to LA! Lunch will be on me!

[@StigAviation]

You’ll definitely have a good time, lots of fun places, especially if you’re wanting to see Aviation. Hopefully I’ll be available and not working.

[@stenic2]

Incredible how ‘beefy’ is that f-18 landing gear!

[@StigAviation]

I was just as surprised myself.

[@dean-lv6db]

Loving the new video. Not much of a history or military aviation guy but anything that flies is interesting to me! 😅

[@StigAviation]

It’s all beautiful and I’m just happy to share it with you

[@andrewdavy9921]

Stig I was glad to see you showing the Spitfire Merlin engine in there, that engine saved this country in the battle of Britain

[@StigAviation]

Indeed it did. Very famous engine, even in modern times

[@andrewdavy9921]

​@@StigAviationyou're a great presenter, a natural, one question, with working for AA, have you thought about working for AA at Heathrow, Paris, Germany or somewhere else outside of the US?

[@jeffreytimmons5582]

Spring break from aviation mechanic school, Greenville, SC. Wife will be bored, lol, but maybe we can do lunch. Keep up the informative videos! These really do help

[@StigAviation]

Will do and I’m glad it’s helping

[@502Aviation]

Absolutely love this tour, and I'm gonna have to add this museum to my bucket list of aviation museums I plan on visiting. And since I'm a UPS ramper, I thought the UPS 767 towards the end was a very nice touch.

[@StigAviation]

A beautiful homage to the big brown 🤙

[@garysmith-qr9gt]

hey stig learned some things and landed a job with spirit! ty for the data!!

[@StigAviation]

Gary, congratulations, absolutely thrilled to hear that. Learn as much as you can and have a great time, as always, stay safe. Keep those flying bananas airworthy 🤙

[@jeffreytimmons5582]

Amen! Charles Taylor!

[@StigAviation]

Amen indeed. If people only knew why aircraft fly 👌 maintenance

[@joaofranca7494]

👌👍

[@StigAviation]

Thank you

[@Momixx876]

Awesome content I like everything aviation. I would love to see the other museums content one of my goals is to visit all that I can

[@StigAviation]

Will definitely put those videos together for you.

[@Momixx876]

@@StigAviation Thanks

[@marcd1981]

Hey Stig, I just saw your Instagram post about this visit, but I still have a day left of my banishment from commenting on Instagram. Seriously, this is the third time in the last three months, and I have no idea why. Their system even says I have not violated any of their guidelines, and thanks me, too! So I've had three one week bans now. Anyway, back to your video. This was a good change up, showing a museum visit. Like you said, and I know many will agree, it's pretty much everything to do with aviation / aircraft that interests us. I love visiting museums of many types, but the best visits for me are the aviation museums.

[@StigAviation]

Instagram does weird things, I completely understand, but it’s OK. You can enjoy the video over here and you can comment as much as you want. I’m glad to have you here.

[@ZencraftTXT]

The way that the F18 landing gear is desing is for be capable to absorb more inpact on carrier landings

[@StigAviation]

Thank you for the knowledge

[@gev340]

Pratt & Withney are very good for military and tuboprop engines but for civilian aviation, we call them in french Pratt & Vite fait that means "quickly built" ;))) Stig, your video is passionating as you bro ! Never stop sharing us your positivity and your huge knowledges I m Guillaume (William in eng prononciate Giom) and i proud to see a colleague sharing our engineering life. waiting your next one and merry christmas !

[@StigAviation]

Thank you very much. And merry Christmas

[@FloorItDuh]

Since you work for AA you should have stopped by the CR Smith museum. Also if you're ever in Atlanta the museum Delta runs is also well worth a visit.

[@StigAviation]

Been to the CR SMITH many times. It’s a great place.

[@Michael.Chapman]

Alfa Romeo also built aircraft / engines just outside Naples at Pomigliano 'd Arco, where they later, in the 70s and 80s built and tested the superb Alfasud range, a beautifully styled and the best handling small car ever designed... all helped by it's aircraft- like, Porshe-like, water cooled flat-four dual OHC engine with very low CG. Similar in design to US built air-cooled, push-rod, Lycoming and Continental small airplane flat-4 and flat-6 cylinder engines.

[@StigAviation]

Very cool. I didn’t even know that. I learned something new. Thank you

[@Sweetteawillie]

It's reported that only 20% of the population have flown in an airplane... I had specialist training for hydraulics and pneumatics on the A/EA-6 aircraft. Thanks for the tour.

[@StigAviation]

Wow, only 20%, when I look at flight radar and I see aircraft filling the skies, you think it’d be a higher percent. Thank you for watching, I appreciate you for that.

[@LeewardStudios]

They have a bust of Charles Taylor at the Air Force Museum, Wright Patterson Air base in Dayton, Ohio. Down the road at the Wright Cycle shop he is remembered as well. If you ever get the chance both are great visits. You can see the Air Force Museum in a day but it is hard to take it all in. They even have the Presidential air craft that you can tour the inside of. It’s one thing to talk about history, quite another to stand where President Kennedy’s casket sat as it left Dallas and mere feet away Johnson took the oath of office.

[@StigAviation]

Definitely on my bucket list of visits. I got to make some time to get out there.

[@mikerenda3132]

Great video as always. The formula on the wing the fist half is known as Bernoulli’s equation of lift. V squared in the equation is not speed it is velocity. CL is known as coefficient of left and and is determined in wind tunnel test on 7:30 the wing.

[@mikerenda3132]

That little spinner on the wing of that sidewinder missile stabilizes it in flight

[@StigAviation]

Lies. All pure magic 🪄 😂.

[@StigAviation]

@@mikerenda3132 yup 👍. The rolleron 👌

[@terrygivens132]

🤙🏼

[@StigAviation]

🤙🤙

[@AmericanMechnAeroGoogeneer]

The main gear on the Hornet is shaped like that because the carriage shape is like that. To be me the Hornet main landing carriage mechanism is like that of a torsion bar suspension

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much for the education I appreciate you

[@dfwplanespotters_yt]

hey man. actually planespot 2K videos from DFW/DAL. been to that museum like 100 times. always lots of fun. great video. also if you want to know some planespotting spots at DAL or DFW just ask.

[@StigAviation]

You know, I saw a couple of people spotting out there that day, unfortunately, it was getting super cold and I could not stay outside. I just caught a few airplanes landing, which was very fun. That might’ve been you standing out there with all that fancy camera equipment.

[@dfwplanespotters_yt]

@@StigAviation that spot isn’t very good from the little founders area. Need to go to another spot a little north by the exec jet area, where all the NHL/NBA teams park

[@Odontomango]

Seeing that dirty 777 just makes me wanna take a big brush and go ham and clean it for free lmao.

[@StigAviation]

She was one of our old 777 birds, yeah it looks worse than it actually is, it’s just some old hydraulic fluid seepage.

[@jeffreytimmons5582]

We can try and coordinate something. Prob not til March

[@StigAviation]

Sounds good 👍

[@Zamboni-ms5iq]

The f-16 also uses the ge f110 engine in later variants. The rollers on the side of the missile provides gyro stability and power to the sim-9

[@StigAviation]

I did not know they used GE engines, but I’ll do more research on that. That aircraft has so many different variants. And you’re absolutely correct on the Rollerons 👍

[@flashcar60]

The Huey, like all teetering-rotor helicopters, was subject to catastrophic "mast-bumping" when handled aggressively. There is a US Army film on the subject here on KZbin.

[@StigAviation]

I will definitely look up that video, I really would like to watch that. Thank you for the heads up.

[@Butcho108]

Mr. Stig; What is the "skinny" on the loose bolt alert on Boeing 737 800?

[@StigAviation]

I haven’t heard much about that, I’ve seen people mention that to me, but nothing has come through on my end. I’ll keep an eye out for it and keep everybody updated.

[@BigEightiesNewWave]

French Henri Pitot. Common English pronounce is close, however if a P is at beginning, lips not brought together, so phonetically it becomes AHREE ETOE

[@StigAviation]

Thank you very much, I appreciate the elocution lesson.

[@gev340]

Great video!! at 1:30 it's a Learjet 25

[@StigAviation]

Many thanks for letting me know what that is

[@gev340]

amazing museum, lovely Huey, i'm same you, i'm not helicopter exept one ! The UH-1 Huey i love it, it's an icone and i- love his song

[@Bruins77Fan]

Just got off the bus from New Hampshire to Boston Logan Airport Hilton Hotel and flying at 6:00 AM tomorrow on a A321 Neo !

[@StigAviation]

Have a beautiful flight. 👍

[@Bruins77Fan]

@@StigAviation Headed to LAS (Las Vegas)

[@charlesheier277]

Maybe a Lear 35 but not quite sure

[@StigAviation]

I believe you are right. I looked it up later on.

[@stephenmorris9320]

Thanks!

[@StigAviation]

Thank you so much for your generosity and your kindness, I appreciate you from the bottom of my heart.

[@andrijasaviccsavic1124]

25:29 they Are called rollerons, used for stabilizing missile.

[@StigAviation]

Perfect 👌

[@andrijasaviccsavic1124]

@@StigAviation also, I now have question for you, which oil is used in oleo pneumatic struts?(which type, like 5606, skydrol500...)

[@StigAviation]

@@andrijasaviccsavic1124 in general aviation and helicopters it’s mil spec 5605. In commercial aviation it’s almost the same thing, smells the same feels the same but different mil spec. I can’t remember the exact number, but they call it strut fluid.

[@andrijasaviccsavic1124]

@@StigAviation okay, just one question, Is it mineral based oil or some other kind?

[@StigAviation]

@@andrijasaviccsavic1124 from what I remember it’s still mineral based. I could be wrong on this one. I haven’t divided deep into the chemistry of it. Remember I’m just a wrench. 🔧

[@Iwishiwasflying]

F16 looks like it was at one stage painted in “European one” camouflage

[@StigAviation]

From what I read on the history of that aircraft, they used it as a test bed for an experimental engine. And it might’ve been in Europe at some point as well.

[@miguelsuarez8010]

Pee toe? Sometimes the fingers too!

[@StigAviation]

😂 don’t touch them when aircraft is active. Unless you want to lose your skin

[@trevorbrewer7906]

Another interesting fact about the SR71 P&W JT58?? engine. It has no igniter box, igniter leads or igniter plugs!🤔 So how does it ignite the fuel and light up the afterburner? A normal jet engine ignition system won’t work because of the special fuel it uses.

[@StigAviation]

To be honest with you Trevor, I don’t know, I’ve never worked that engine, and I am very ignorant when it comes to it. I would have to read and do research to find out myself.

[@trevorbrewer7906]

@@StigAviation I didn’t work on either. I picked it up here on you tube. The JP8 fuel it runs on has a high flash point, this is due to the skin of the aircraft glowing cherry red at Mach 3. A shot of tetra ethyl borane burns super hot (TEB) which is enough to light up the engine and the afterburner. TEB ignites on contact with air and produces a green flame. If you have time one day, check out the videos on this remarkable 1950s aircraft.

[@StigAviation]

@@trevorbrewer7906 that’s absolutely incredible, I need to start researching more

[@zombiegril2109]

The flying pancake needs a flying firing pan but still a beautiful peace of engineering

[@StigAviation]

I love that joke, definitely gonna use that one. Thank you for watching. I appreciate you. Flying frying pan 🤣🤣🤣

[@zombiegril2109]

😂👍👍

[@Ts68mo]

What's your opinion on CHEMTRAILS ?? Not CONTRAILS !

[@StigAviation]

No such thing as chemtrails unless your flying a crop duster 😅

[@njjeff201]

Side note on pee toe tubes. Has anyone heard of a crash due to insects building a nest inside as the tube was open for awhile? This was years ago, not recent.

[@StigAviation]

There has been incidents, but no crashes as far as I have known, but there has been an incident with the icing of that system

[@MindlesssJJ]

Hello stig, I was wondering what airport you work at because I was at DFW airport recently and I saw someone holding a camera that was inspecting that plane I was on.

[@StigAviation]

I work in lax. I was just visiting Dallas for the week

[@MindlesssJJ]

@@StigAviation Cool I may need to fly to lax now lol

[@stevec7793]

For some reason i could see you acting like tim "the tool man" taylor aka tim allen in there lol

[@StigAviation]

One of my favorite past time shows. Loved it.

[@stevec7793]

Same. Love your channel. I live in huntington beach so im not that far from lax

[@StigAviation]

@@stevec7793 you’re right next door. You get to see the beautiful bird fly out all the time

[@stevec7793]

I do and we have the air show here every year as well and my apartment is in the fly zone. Do they have maintenance at sna or just lax? Ive inly ever flown american btw.

[@StigAviation]

@@stevec7793 we no longer have Mx in SNA. Only LAX and San Diego.

[@Michael.Chapman]

Containing so much composite, might the B787 be more susceptible to damage by different modes of lightning strikes? I believe Boeing was recently granted FAA approval to no longer fit copper foil cladding to the center fuel tank (or wing tanks?). Boeing designed that feature into 787s to conduct lightning safely around and away from the fuel tanks, avoiding explosions. During COVID, I met a QANTAS 787 pilot redeployed to do patient screening tasks at the hospital where I work. I asked him about the 'plastic' 787-9 that he flies--he told me about a 787 he was piloting that had a lightning strike without problems. Have you seen or been alerted to lightning damage on 787s at work--is it more frequent than on metal aircraft and do the 787 fuel tanks contain nitrogen?

[@StigAviation]

The 787 is susceptible to lightning strikes, but it does absorb it pretty good. The problem starts happening with the damage it causes. You see metal can be repaired very easily, a few rivets here a patch there, good to go. Now a composite fuselage is very different. Damage is not as evident and it could extend out into other factors of the fuselage. So a very intense inspection as well as a very in-depth repair needs to be done. But all that stuff is very Boeing proprietary technology, I can’t really talk about it here.

[@Michael.Chapman]

@@StigAviation Thank's Stig! Statistics prove every aluminium aircraft will be lightning struck, usually about once a year or so. For Boeing to have any secrecy surrounding such a high-risk issue I feel is worrying. If damage is unseen, obscure or requires greater in-depth investigation, surely all such data should be openly shared with the industry while we are in the early stages of using and understanding the damage, wear and aging characteristics of carbon fiber pressure vessels (fuselage structures).