Am I protected agaisnt lightning strikes in an airplane

Am I protected agaisnt lightning strikes in an airplane?

I was going from orlando to sacramento and we stopped in Kansas city for more people or fuel or whatever that stop is called. Well anyway we went out on the runway the a big storm hit. I was scared of getting either blow away in the wind or getting stuck by lightning. We were sitting on the runway for about 30-45 min. When we finally took off we had to go through and over the storm clouds. That was the most turbulance i had ever been through. I was scared i wasnt going to make it home for the rest of the flight. This storm happened in Kansas City on Saturday the 14th.

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Airline flyer in any and all cases many of our airline companies do their best to avoid bad weather and they really don't like flying in any thunderstorm.The only people who do fly in hurricanes and thunderstorms are the people in the Noaa,They use old aircraft like p3 orion which is fitted with radar gear or the old workhorse the c-130 hercules.But other than that you are completely safe if any emergency happens they will let all of their passengers know what steps are to be taken at all.

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well first of all no pilot in his right mind would fly through a lightning storm maybe a thunderstorm but even if he did the plane isnt grounded to anything so you wouldnt get electricuted it might wack out some of the computers though and that could be a problem and if the plane is on the ground the wheels are rubber same as being in a car one of the safest places to be during a lightning storm

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In short..yes you are protected from lightning strikes in an airplane. Many airliners have been struck by lightening and nothing has happened..cept for a scorch mark left on the fuselage. Due to physics that I can't recall the airplanes insulates you and the aircraft systems from lighting strikes so you dont get shocked...and the plane flies normally. As for turbulance...no worries...the wings can bend over 20 ft (2 storys) before breaking...and no wind has ever bent a wing that far....in fact..to do that...one would have to dive straight down while trying to pull up...and no that's not gonna happen due to the pilots and technology behind the wheel. And I think....I've been in worse turbulance...falling up and down...hearing things wrattle in bins....watching the wing pitch up and down. No big. Sure...the guy took off in a thunderstorm...but he or she knew full well that they wanted to get you to your destination and they knew your plane could handle what was coming. You'll never have to be worried again.