My understanding is that the purpose of the mesh is to prevent the strike by
draining the pre strike static accumulation, much like a lightning rod on a
house will prevent the lightning strike. As someone else commented, that got
them certified. Beyond that - I don't know. It has been way too many years
since I worked with high voltage systems.

"Capt.Doug" wrote in message
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"frank" wrote in message The IFR certified models have a fine metal
mesh
layers embedded in selected
areas to provide a path for the electrical charges.

How many strikes can the mesh layer take before you throw away the plastic
airplane?

D.