LOL then explain like I'm five why a radio wouldn't be fried by an EMP and would magically work on a secret battery...

Hand held radios may still work. Radios inside a faraday cage will still work. An aircraft airframe acts like a faraday shield. Depends on electrical systems and power source. EMP tests have shown that while cockpit displays or lights might momentarily flicker or dim, core analog and digital systems generally remain operational or experience only brief glitches.

The actual answer is it may or may not work depending on the aircraft. Civilian aircraft are hardened to survive lightening strikes. In a military EMP hardened aircraft the odds of it working go way up.

Aircraft and vehicles are tested at Sandia National Laboratories / Kirtland Air Force Base in Albuquerque, NM. I have been inside the test building there.

It is the largest all-wood and glue-laminated structure in the world. It was built completely out of wood, fiberglass, and wooden bolts so that metal wouldn't interfere with the electromagnetic pulse reflections.

Voyager 1 is probably the stupidest thing humans have ever done.

#3 | Posted by oneironaut

Voyager one is obviously much smarter than you commie spyboy wannabe.

It knows when to stay silent.

I'm pretty sure the plane just flew into really bad weather, became unflyable, and augered into the ground.

#32 | POSTED BY REDIAL

Doesn't bode well for those types of jets.

Have any Learjets been know to fall out of the sky before?

AIs answer:

"Yes, Learjets have experienced sudden, rapid plunges from the sky before, caused by a variety of distinct aerodynamic, structural, or environmental factors."

"While the Learjet family is renowned for its high thrust-to-weight ratio and ability to climb aggressively to high altitudes, its unique "T-tail" design and short wing profiles make it notoriously unforgiving when pushed beyond its operational boundaries."

That's it then. I guess I won't be flying in a Learjet anymore.

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