According to comprehensive foreign media reports, on the evening of March 3, local time, a Boeing 777 passenger plane was struck by lightning shortly after taking off from Vancouver International Airport in Canada.
According to City News, Ethan West, a pilot student, often spends his spare time observing planes near Vancouver Airport. At around 7:30 p.m. that night, he saw an Air Canada 777-300 on its way to London's Heathrow Airport and picked up his phone to take a video.
It can be seen from the ** that the lightning struck the fuselage, bursting out with blue sparks, and the exclamations of the people who witnessed it were also heard at the scene. However, the plane did not seem to be affected, continued to climb steadily, and there was no news of the plane returning home that day.
West said the 777 was the largest twin-engine aircraft and was his favorite model, and he didn't expect to capture the moment the lightning struck. According to the report, there are lightning protection devices on the aircraft, and lightning strikes usually do not cause serious damage, but if this happens, it will still be checked after landing.