Wake turbulence avoidance lights

Details Wake turbulence avoidance lights Wake turbulence avoidance lights

1998-09-24

1999-09-07

Lee, Benjamin C.

Communications: electrical

Aircraft alarm or indicating systems

Land-based landing guidance

340953, 340948, 340951, 340954, 340959, 340961, G08G 500

Patent

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059493534

ABSTRACT:
A wake turbulence avoidance light system is provided including an aircraft runway with a periphery including a pair of long parallel side edges and a pair of short end edges. Also included is a plurality of light assemblies mounted along at least one of the side edges of the runway in spaced relationship. A plurality of sensors are adapted for indicating a point on the runway at which a plane has departed. Finally, control circuitry is connected between the light assemblies and the sensors for indicating a location of the point by illuminating a light assembly adjacent thereto, as detected by the sensor.

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