Who Likes Aircraft ?

[JR_Charger]

Can anyone tell me what the green lights are? Do other aircraft have them?

 

[Photon440]

Can anyone tell me what the green lights are? Do other aircraft have them?

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Formation lighting, to help visibility when flying in formation or hooking up with a tanker.

Here's an example on a Chinese J-20.

 

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[Photon440]

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A total of 430 Lancaster Mk. X's were built in Canada, and flown by the Canadian RCAF as part of the No. 6 Bomber Command in England.

 

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[Dipstick]

Can anyone tell me what the green lights are? Do other aircraft have them?

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"Formation lights are used so that aircraft can fly close formation at night. They are typically luminescent strips positioned so that an aircraft can be in the desired position (i.e. fingertip formation) and have references fore-aft, up-down, and near-far similar to references as used for daytime formation flying. Something along the lines of, "keep the position light just below the formation light (strip) under the cockpit and the aft fuselage light (strip) just touching the wing hardpoint, and you're in the right position. If the position light goes farther below the strip, you're getting high; if the hardpoint is sliding back into the aft light you're getting close, etc.""

 

[Basket case]

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Kermit Weeks has one getting restored.

 

[Dennis H]

I’m in Lakeland right now, and Sun N Fun has just concluded. Sounds like some of the Jets are leaving. I’m ignorant of the numbers but it FEELS like 600 MPH @150 feet. Truly Music from the Heavens. I lust to feel that Thrust. I even like SW Jet takeoffs. Dam!

 

[Don Frelier]

 

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