VISUAL SIGNALLING OF AN AIRCRAFT

摘要

This relates to an aircraft providing visual signalling of an aircraft. An aircraft for providing visual signalling is provided with at least one multifunctional light unit comprising at least one light source for outboard light emission, which unit is provided on sideway facing areas of the aircraft. The sideway facing areas comprise lateral facing sideway surface areas and/or forward and backwards facing surface areas of the aircraft. The at least one multifunctional light unit is configured to provide i) directional signalling of the aircraft, or ii) status signalling of the aircraft, wherein the status signalling relates to at least one of the group of status of the aircraft, status of the current flight mission, and status of the traffic situation; and/or iii) identification signalling of the aircraft.

主权项

1. An aircraft for providing visual signalling, wherein at least one multifunctional light unit comprising at least one light source for outboard light emission is provided on sideway facing areas of the aircraft;
the sideway facing areas comprising lateral sideway facing surface areas and/or forward and backwards facing surface areas of the aircraft; and the at least one multifunctional light unit is configured to provide at least one of the group of: i) directional signalling of the aircraft; wherein the directional signalling relates to at least one of the group of: movement of the aircraft in an airborne state, and movement of the aircraft in an on-ground state; and/or ii) status signalling of the aircraft; wherein the status signalling relates to at least one of the group of: status of the aircraft, status of the current flight mission, and status of the traffic situation; and/or iii) identification signalling of the aircraft; wherein the identification signalling relates to at least one of the group of: type and specific model of the aircraft, operating airline, flight number, and destination and origin.