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08:46 Jan 21, 2008 |
German to English translations [PRO] Tech/Engineering - Electronics / Elect Eng / Rack components | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Elisabeth Moser United States Local time: 05:10 | ||||||
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4 | position lights |
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3 | end-of-flight light |
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2 | runway end lights |
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end-of-flight light Explanation: Assuming the customer is aviation-related, how about this? It is literal, it's true, but why not - don't the flight-decks have an indication that the "flight over" lamps in the cabin are red (flight conditions still apply, even if the aircraft is on the ground) or green (meaning that you can unstrap, etc.)? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-21 10:28:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- And, I'd say, very possibly yes - but you'll have to ask the customer... |
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position lights Explanation: red is on the left side and green on the right side. The strobe light is the bright white one on top. They are usually positioned at the wing tips. Skybright Strobes & Position Lights A strobe/position-light system in our streamlined housing. A pair of units includes red (left) and green (right) forward LED lights and white rear LED ... www.airplanegear.com/skybright.htm Aerospaceweb.org | Ask Us - Aircraft Lights & Beacons Navigation or Position lights: In addition to the red and green lights, ... the Pilot's Handbook of Aeronautical Knowledge and the Airplane Flying Handbook. ... www.aerospaceweb.org/question/electronics/q0263.shtm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-21 10:12:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- also sometimes called navigation lights -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-21 10:37:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Here is a pre-flight checklist for a helicopter http://www.hovercontrol.com/artman/publish/article_36.shtml you will see, it is in fact called position lights -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2008-01-21 10:39:52 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- If those lights are on the inside, they denote something else, so David may be right to ask the customer -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-21 11:04:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- There are usually racks that can be installed on helicopters for SAR or warfare. These racks do contain the position lights, because with a rack, the normal lights are no longer visible to others. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 5 hrs (2008-01-21 14:15:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- the link you send me depicts a pilot cockpit rack, so it has nothing to do with position lights. |
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runway end lights Explanation: These are defined as: A pair of four lights on each side of the runway. On precision instrument runways, these lights extend along the full width of the runway. These lights show green when viewed by approaching aircraft and red when seen from the runway. I can see them being controlled by a PLC, but just barely. I would think that a big switch would do the job. Runway blocked: Set all to RED. Runway open: Set to green as appropriate. Perhaps the PLC changes the lights during use, say, when a plane lands until it gets off the runway. Just a thought, though. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2008-01-21 18:38:14 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Hmmmm, you are right that a helicopter does not need a runway. "Landing lights" are usually on the vehicle, not on the ground. "landing pad lights" sounds too helicopter-specific. This link calls them "helicopter landing marker lights." If you KNOW it is only for a helicopter, then ... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 9 hrs (2008-01-21 18:38:54 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Oooops, forgot the new link: http://www.nwpwr.com/traffic_sig/helicopter_lights.htm Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Runway |
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