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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2019
Goodrich Lighting Systems, Inc., Oldsmar, FL (US);
Philippe Lapujade, Chandler, AZ (US);
Andre Hessling von Heimendahl, Koblenz, DE;
GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS, Oldsmar, FL (US);
Abstract
An aircraft may include a first pair of forward-facing flash position lamps disposed at a first wing tip, the first pair of flash position lamps comprising a first flash position lamp and a second flash position lamp, a second pair of forward-facing flash position lamps disposed at a second wing tip, the second pair of flash position lamps comprising a third flash position lamp and a fourth flash position lamp, and a controller in electronic communication with the first pair of flash position lamps, wherein at least one of the first flash position lamp and the second flash position lamp are configured to flash, while maintaining a combined intensity of the first pair of forward-facing flash position lamps above a desired intensity, to indicate a change in direction of the aircraft.