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.