http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-0...way-point.html
Jun 17, 2010
Boeing Co.’s new composite-plastic 787 Dreamliner survived its first lightning strike with no damage as the plane approaches the halfway point in flight testing, program manager Scott Fancher said.
The jet was flying last month above Puget Sound, near Seattle’s Boeing Field, when it was hit unexpectedly by a lightning bolt during a rare thunderstorm in the area, Fancher said yesterday in a telephone interview. The aircraft’s systems, fuselage and wings all appeared to be unscathed, he said.