Goodrich Lighting Systems Gmbh

Christian Schoen

Anil Kumar Jha

Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl

Andre Hessling Von Heimendahl

Bjoern Schallenberg

Marion Depta

Andreas Ueberschaer

Sascha Lueder

Franz-Josef Beermann

Carsten Pawliczek

Philippe Lapujade

Andre Hessling

Norbert Menne

Rolf Broelemann

Björn Schallenberg

Christo Tsibadze

Ramesh Srinivasamurthy

Alexander Wernicke

Stefan Becker

Bjorn Schallenberg

Jan Frederik Hildebrandt

Lars Christian Schroeder

Andre Hessling-Von- Heimendahl

Andre Hessling-Von-Heimendahl

Philippe G Lapujade

Juergen Rodenkirchen

Stefan Voelkel

Ramesh Srinvasamurthy

Jan Hildebrandt

Sascha Luwder

An exterior aircraft light includes a housing having a length (L), a width (W), and a height (H), the length (L) being greater than the width (W) and the height (H) and the housing having a front end region and a rear end region, wherein the housing is configured to be mounted on a tail portion of a fuselage of an aircraft; at least one first light source, arranged in the rear end region of the housing, for providing aircraft rearward signal lighting; and a plurality of second light sources, which are arranged spaced along the length (L) of the housing for a distributed illumination of a stabilizer of the aircraft.

Exterior aircraft light, aircraft comprising the same, and method of operating an exterior aircraft light

An aircraft beacon light unit has an operating light emission distribution. The operating light emission distribution has a first light emission opening angle of at least 150&#xb0; in a first cross-sectional plane, and a second light emission opening angle of at most 180&#xb0; in a second cross-sectional plane orthogonal to the first cross-sectional plane. The aircraft beacon light unit is configured in such a way that it is mountable to an aircraft with the first cross-sectional plane being oriented in a vertical direction and the second cross-sectional plane being oriented in a horizontal direction, and the first light emission opening angle extends at least 75&#xb0; both above and below the second cross-sectional plane.

Aircraft beacon light unit and set of aircraft beacon light units

A cover for an exterior aircraft light includes a lens cover structure, attachable to an exterior aircraft light housing and configured to close the exterior aircraft light housing, wherein the lens cover structure has an inside and an outside and is at least partially made of transparent material; and a wear indicator, attached to the inside of the lens cover structure, the wear indicator having a contrasted pattern visible from the outside of the lens cover structure through the transparent material.

Cover for an exterior aircraft light, exterior aircraft light, and method of determining a wear state of a lens cover structure

A method of operating an aircraft cabin illumination system, having a plurality of light modules with a set spatial distribution across an aircraft cabin, includes receiving an image; mapping the image to the set spatial distribution of the plurality of light modules; generating an illumination command set, including an operating command for each of the plurality of light modules, on the basis of the mapping of the image to the set spatial distribution of the plurality of light modules; and issuing the illumination command set to the plurality of light modules.

Method of operating an aircraft cabin illumination system, aircraft cabin illumination system, and aircraft comprising the same

An aircraft passenger light includes a reading light unit having a reading light unit and a halo light unit. The reading light unit includes at least one reading light source and is configured for emitting a targeted reading light output. The halo light unit includes at least one halo light source and is configured for emitting a ring shaped halo light output, at least partly surrounding the targeted reading light output.

Aircraft passenger light with reading and halo lighting

A multi-mode aircraft navigation light includes a first light source of a first color; a second light source of a second color; and a common optical system, which is arranged over the first light source and the second light source for conditioning light emitted by either one of the first light source and the second light source; and a switching circuit configured to effect power supply to a selected one of the first light source and the second light source depending on a color selection signal.

Multi-mode aircraft navigation light and aircraft comprising the same

A ground illumination aircraft light unit includes a mounting portion, which is configured for mounting the light unit to an aircraft; a transparent cover, which is mounted to the mounting portion and in combination with the mounting portion defines an interior space of the light unit; and at least one light source, which is arranged within the interior space of the light unit and which is configured for emitting light for illuminating an airfield in the vicinity of the aircraft. The light unit is configured to emit predominantly p-polarized light in a predefined spatial sector; and to emit non-polarized light in an area outside said predefined spatial sector.

Ground illumination aircraft light unit

An aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light, configured to illuminate a vertical stabilizer of an aircraft, has a housing having a length (L), a width (W), and a height (H), the length (L) being greater than the width (W) and the height (H); and a plurality of light sources being arranged spaced along the length (L) of the housing () for a distributed illumination of the vertical stabilizer, wherein the housing () is configured to be mounted adjacent the vertical stabilizer on a tail portion of a fuselage of the aircraft.

Aircraft vertical stabilizer illumination light and aircraft comprising the same

An exterior aircraft light unit includes a housing; a mounting structure, mounted to the housing and extending away from the housing substantially along a first cross-sectional plane; a lens cover, mounted to the housing, surrounding the mounting structure, and defining an inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit, with the mounting structure dividing the inner space of the exterior aircraft light unit into a first partial inner space and a second partial inner space; a plurality of anti-collision light sources, configured to emit respective sequences of warning light flashes in operation.

Exterior aircraft light unit, helicopter, and airplane

An LED light unit comprises a support portion, a light source having at least one LED, the light source being arranged on the support portion and having a source-side light intensity distribution (LI), and a refractive optical element having an inner surface and an outer surface, with at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface being non-spherical, the refractive optical element being arranged over the light source and being attached to the support portion.

LED light unit and method of producing an LED light unit

A lighting system of an aircraft cabin includes a plurality of light units disposed at a plurality of locations within the aircraft cabin, wherein each of the plurality of light units includes at least one infrared light source, with an emission of infrared light across the aircraft cabin resulting from an operation of the at least one infrared light source of the plurality of light units.

Lighting system of an aircraft cabin and aircraft comprising the same

A light unit with an extended light emission surface includes a light source, and a flat light distribution body having a first principal surface and a second principal surface disposed on opposite sides of the flat light distribution body, wherein the light source is positioned outside of the flat light distribution body, with light emitted by the light source being coupled into the flat light distribution body and being propagated within the flat light distribution body via total internal reflection at the first and second principal surfaces.

Light unit with an extended light emission surface

An LED light unit, in particular for a passenger transportation vehicle, such as an aircraft, a road vehicle, a ship or a rail car, has a support portion a light source having at least one LED, the light source being arranged on the support portion, and a refractive optical element having an inner surface and an outer surface the refractive optical element being attached to the support portion and being arranged over the light source. The refractive optical element has a chamfer portion adjacent the support portion, wherein at least one of the inner surface and the outer surface has at least one chamfer surface in the chamfer portion.

LED light unit and method of replacing an LED light unit

An aircraft light unit includes a mounting portion, which is configured for mounting the light unit to an aircraft; and at least one light source, which is configured for emitting light. The light unit is configured to emit at least one first output of white light into a predefined first spatial sector and to emit at least one second output of white light into a predefined second spatial sector. The light of the at least one first output of white light comprises a first percentage of radiation having a wavelength that is shorter than a predefined threshold, and the light of the at least one second output of white light comprises a second percentage of radiation having a wavelength that is shorter than the predefined threshold, wherein the first percentage of radiation is smaller than the second percentage of radiation.

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Mainz, Germany

Christian Schoen