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  2. Navigation light - Wikipedia

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    Watercraft navigation lights must permit other vessels to determine the type and relative angle of a vessel, and thus decide if there is a danger of collision. In general, sailing vessels are required to carry a green light that shines from dead ahead to 2 points (22 + 1 ⁄ 2 °) abaft [note 1] the beam on the starboard side (the right side from the perspective of someone on board facing ...

  3. Aviation obstruction lighting - Wikipedia

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    Aircraft warning lights at the Mannheim telecommunications tower, in the background the bright torchlight of a steam cracker, in the distance warning lights from wind turbines Structure using a white strobe Structure using a Red/White Strobe Closeup of an aircraft warning light on top of a highrise in Changzhou, China Structure using high-intensity white lights and a medium-intensity white strobe

  4. Aviation light signals - Wikipedia

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    Air traffic control signal light gun in use at base flight tower. In the case of a radio failure or aircraft not equipped with a radio, or in the case of a deaf pilot, air traffic control may use a signal lamp (called a "signal light gun" or "light gun" by the FAA [1] [2]) to direct the aircraft.

  5. Here’s the truth behind 6 of the most widely circulated ...

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    Aimer explained: “In a commercial aircraft you must have certain types of lights to operate between dawn and dusk. One is position lights – a green and red light on each wing tip and a tail light.

  6. Pipistrel Velis Electro - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft has a built-in continuous health-monitoring system displaying the estimated 'age' of the battery, and the battery must be charged using proprietary equipment. [2] The E-811 is the first certified electric aircraft motor and was certified by EASA on 18 May 2020. [3] [4] [5] [1] The Velis Electro has a maximum noise level of 60 dBa. [1]

  7. Optical landing system - Wikipedia

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    When the wave-off lights are lit, all other lamps are extinguished. The wave-off lights are operated manually by the LSO. Some (particularly later) optical landing systems include additional lamps: Cut lightsGreen lamps used to signal different things based on where the approaching aircraft is in its approach. Named for its original use in ...

  8. Formation light - Wikipedia

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    Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning IIs with green formation lights turned on. A formation light, also known as a slime light, is a type of thin film electroluminescent light that assists aircraft flying in formation in low visibility environments. [1]

  9. 132 hamsters reportedly broke loose on a plane, forcing it ...

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    A Portuguese airline was forced to ground one of its passenger planes last week after discovering that 132 hamsters had escaped from cages in the cargo hold and roamed free throughout the aircraft ...