"The aircraft must be protected against catastrophic effects of lightning." U.S. Federal Aviation Regulation - FAR 25.581

Aircraft certification and flight safety authorities around the world require that aircraft structures and systems that are critical or essential to the safe flight of an aircraft be protected from significant lightning-induced damage or upset. These requirements are fulfilled through a certification plan that details the lightning protection engineering and shows through verification testing that the engineering meets all applicable standards and regulations.

Lightning Technologies, Inc. (LTI) provides lightning protection engineering, certification plan preparation and verification testing services to airframe and aerospace systems manufacturers around the world. With a lead role in major commercial and military design programs, LTI engineers take a system wide approach to assure that lightning protection is compatible with space and weight limitations, electromagnetic compatibility and electromagnetic pulse. Our experience includes traditional designs, all-composite and fly-by-wire aircraft, as well as avionic upgrades and engine modifications.

For more information on verification testing, please visit our Lightning Laboratory.

For non-technical information about the interaction between aircraft and lightning, please see our FAQ.