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Old April 21st 07, 12:31 AM posted to rec.aviation.owning
David Lesher
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Default C172N Eats Landing lights for breakfast

"Matt Barrow" writes:


IIRC, a Halogen bulb is suspectible to the same problems that a filament
bulb is. A Xenon light system is not.


A Halogen IS a filament lamp. [GE Nela Park will tell you bulbs are
for tulips; they sell *lamps*...]

The halogen magic has to do with with gas in the envelope. See
the Wikipedia entry on same...

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