As has been pointed out aircraft present a different problem than ground
mounted structures. The ability of a small static drain to work on a
relatively small insulated object is completely different than what happens
on an object that can draw charge from miles of the earth.
David Robbins K1TTT
e-mail: mailto:k1ttt@arrl.net
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AR-Cluster node: 145.69MHz or telnet://dxc.k1ttt.net
> -----Original Message-----
> From: towertalk-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:towertalk-
> bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of K4SB
> Sent: Friday, March 18, 2005 22:30
> To: towertalk@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] Porqupines
>
> David Robbins K1TTT wrote:
> > And what would happen if you could 'siphon off' enough charge? The
> > manufacturers of those things say the prevent strikes by either bleeding
> off
> > enough charge to prevent the streamer or ionizing enough air around them
> to
> > hide the object. Neither of those makes sense and have been very
> soundly
> > rebutted by very reputable researchers.
>
> Well, those "reputable researchers" do not include Boeing, Airbus
> Industries, the McDonald Iron Works, or any other aircraft
> manufacturer.
>
> Believe what you want.
>
> Ed
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