When lightning strikes commercial aircraft, it is deflected
by the skin of the airship and discharged into the air. Passengers, crew, electronic controls and
fuel tanks are protected from the energy of the strike.
The BBC has a thorough story about this process at http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20161004-why-lightning-strikes-dont-harm-the-planes-we-fly-in
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