navigation lights?

Just a question for the military types out there, don't they
have low intensity formation lights to use that cannot be
seen from the ground?

Don't some aircraft even have "lights" that can only be seen with
night-vision goggles?

Not in 1942.

The question was "Don't they?" not "Didn't they?"...

;-)
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("Cub Driver" wrote)
No. Don't-bump-my-ass lights ;-)

How do you say that in Japanese?


Torso! Torso! Torso!


Montblacksheep

On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 15:33:26 GMT, "Jay Honeck"
wrote:

Not in 1942.

The question was "Don't they?" not "Didn't they?"...

No, the question I asked, and to which the other question was a
topic-drift, referred to five specific Japanese fighter planes on a
night in April 1942.



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On Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:28:56 -0500, vincent p. norris
wrote:

If you recall, the wingtip lights are not visible from the rear and
so they would be of no use to someone trying to fly formation.

Huh!

I suspect the Japanese used different specs, since they did this as a
regular thing, at least in 1942.


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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:35:14 -0500, Cub Driver usenet AT danford DOT
net wrote:


I've always called the lights on wingtip and tail "navigation lights,"
but of course they aren't for navigation; they're to mark the aircraft
to avoid collision, or so that one plane can fly in formation with
another.

What's the name that suggests this purpose? Recognition lights?


For what it's worth, I've decided to call them "wingtip lights".


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"Cub Driver" usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in message
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On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:35:14 -0500, Cub Driver usenet AT danford DOT
net wrote:


I've always called the lights on wingtip and tail "navigation lights,"
but of course they aren't for navigation; they're to mark the aircraft
to avoid collision, or so that one plane can fly in formation with
another.

What's the name that suggests this purpose? Recognition lights?


For what it's worth, I've decided to call them "wingtip lights".


Why?

Wing tip lights can be and often are recognition lights, but
they could be ice lights, navigation lights, but each type
of light has an official name and purpose.

On a King Air 200/300 recognition lights are located at the
wing tip behind the cover but on the leading edge. They are
high intensity white lights that are about 2x3 inches. They
are designed to allow traffic and persons in the tower to
see the airplane and the bank angle. They also work as an
ice detector because the ice builds on the light shield and
if the recognition light is ON it really makes any ice
shine.

But the ice light is located in the engine nacelle, just
along the leading edge to light up the wing so the pilot can
see the ice build up.

The navigation lights are colored lights of international
treaty approved colors and location.


"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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| "Cub Driver" usenet AT danford DOT net wrote in message
| ...
| On Tue, 21 Mar 2006 07:35:14 -0500, Cub Driver usenet
AT danford DOT
| net wrote:
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|
| I've always called the lights on wingtip and tail
"navigation lights,"
| but of course they aren't for navigation; they're to
mark the aircraft
| to avoid collision, or so that one plane can fly in
formation with
| another.
|
| What's the name that suggests this purpose? Recognition
lights?
|
|
| For what it's worth, I've decided to call them "wingtip
lights".
|
|
| Why?
|
|

"Jim Macklin" wrote in message
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Wing tip lights can be and often are recognition lights, but
they could be ice lights, navigation lights, but each type
of light has an official name and purpose.

On a King Air 200/300 recognition lights are located at the
wing tip behind the cover but on the leading edge. They are
high intensity white lights that are about 2x3 inches. They
are designed to allow traffic and persons in the tower to
see the airplane and the bank angle. They also work as an
ice detector because the ice builds on the light shield and
if the recognition light is ON it really makes any ice
shine.

But the ice light is located in the engine nacelle, just
along the leading edge to light up the wing so the pilot can
see the ice build up.

The navigation lights are colored lights of international
treaty approved colors and location.


That's swell, but I was asking why he decided to call the lights on wingtip
and tail "wingtip lights".

Because he doesn't know any better, I hoped he might learn
something.



"Steven P. McNicoll" wrote in
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hlink.net...
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| "Jim Macklin" wrote
in message
| news:OadVf.733$t22.245@dukeread08...
|
| Wing tip lights can be and often are recognition lights,
but
| they could be ice lights, navigation lights, but each
type
| of light has an official name and purpose.
|
| On a King Air 200/300 recognition lights are located at
the
| wing tip behind the cover but on the leading edge. They
are
| high intensity white lights that are about 2x3 inches.
They
| are designed to allow traffic and persons in the tower
to
| see the airplane and the bank angle. They also work as
an
| ice detector because the ice builds on the light shield
and
| if the recognition light is ON it really makes any ice
| shine.
|
| But the ice light is located in the engine nacelle, just
| along the leading edge to light up the wing so the pilot
can
| see the ice build up.
|
| The navigation lights are colored lights of
international
| treaty approved colors and location.
|
|
| That's swell, but I was asking why he decided to call the
lights on wingtip
| and tail "wingtip lights".
|
|