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Assertion (A): A conductive mesh is incorporated into the outer surface of a composite aircraft.

Reason (R): Carbon composite conducts far less well than an aluminium skin.

Select the correct answer from the options below.

  • A.A is false but R is true
  • B.Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A
  • C.Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A
  • D.A is true but R is false

Answer: B

Both are true and the second explains the first. Without a conduction path a lightning strike deposits its energy locally and can burn through the laminate, so the mesh or foil provides the route an aluminium skin would have offered naturally.

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