UDRI's researchers can perform a wide variety of bird strike and foreign object damage (FOD) impact tests on aircraft structures or aircraft engine components. Projectiles as small as grains of sand ...

it is not unheard of for an aircraft to sustain a degree of damage from a lightning strike. This damage will usually be superficial but still require checks and possible maintenance to make the ...

"I saw lightning strike and somebody just fell down," the caller reported to authorities Charna Flam is a writer-reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has ...

They told deputies the vehicle immediately filled with smoke. According to the sheriff’s office, the lightning strike disabled the vehicle’s electrical system, exploded the rear bumper and ...

Jason Hamilton sent in these photos of damage caused to a home by a lightning strike. A Texaco gas station canopy was destroyed at Highway 61 and Hay Renfroe Drive in Paulding County. David ...

supporting his belief that the fire was caused by a lightning strike. Damage caused by flames was contained to the home’s attic. Light smoke damage was visible within the second floor and water ...