Wake turbulence avoidance lights

摘要

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.