Abstract:Aircraft lightning strike protection is a comprehensive technology involving many technical subjects. Specifically,
lightning strike protection must be considered in aircraft structure, flight control, fuel and avionic system design.
All composites aircrafts becomes more popular nowadays with the development of composites technology. However, lightning
strike protection for composites is evidently different from that for metal, because of material difference. This article
summarizes international developing trend, and provides some methods for composites aircraft lightning strike protection
design and airworthiness.