Landing Light SOP

Jay Honeck wrote:

Didn't the British actually experiment with using extremely bright
lights to hide their aircraft during the day?

Well, they did use searchlights to try to keep U-boats from spotting anti-sub
patrol Liberators, but I don't recall that the reports stated that they were
particularly bright. The general idea was to shine a light that would be about
as bright as the ambient light and prevent the plane from registering as a dark
object.


Speaking from personal experience, if you happen to be in front of another
aircraft, the landing lights attract the eye. If you're off to one side, they
don't show up at all.

George Patterson
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