[Moonman62]

I wonder how the plane will take a lighting strike. Aluminum skinned planes do ok, I wonder if this non-conductive skin will tend to splinter and crack if hit with all that energy.

They've accounted for that and Boeing has a lightning lab for testing.

[Abathar]

I know they must have taken it into account, it is a very important issue. I just wonder if a plane is hit if there has to be a repair of the strike site, or if like now the plane gets inspected but usually there is no damage to repair.

That is another question, repairing the carbon fiber vs. aluminum skin. Since it is baked and essentially one big solid piece lets say some moron runs the forks of a forklift through the body of the plane, what is the repair cost and structural integrity afterwords compared to just replacing and re-riveting the aluminum skin of aircraft now?