Did you know How are planes protected from lightning strikes?
A plane’s metal fuselage is effectively a Faraday Cage, safely conducting the
current from where the lightning strikes to where it exits. But lightning can
potentially induce secondary currents in cabling beneath the aircraft’s skin.
So, for added protection, wiring and computers are electrically screened. The
latest aircraft, like the Boeing 787 Dreamliner, are made of less conductive
composite materials. Conductive fibres are woven into the skin to guide
lightning safely around the plane’s body.