What are the marker lights on planes?

In most transport category aircraft, there are two anti-collision lights. One is called the beacon and the other is called the strobe. A beacon is a red flashing light. In many aircraft, there are two beacon lights - one on top of the fuselage and the other on the belly of the aircraft.



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Navigation / position lights. The red light is always on the left wing, and the green light on the right. These enable anyone on the ground, or another aircraft in flight, to determine the position and direction of the aircraft. Most aircraft also add a white navigation light on the rear tail.

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Whether flying at night or during the day, pilots need to see some kind of horizon. They use this to determine the airplane's attitude. At night pilots will turn their gaze from outside to inside and use the artificial horizon. The artificial horizon is normally a simply globe split into two hemispheres.

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Night flying restrictions or night-time curfews, including night flight bans, are any regulations or legislation imposed by a governing body to limit the ground-perceived exposure to aircraft noise pollution during the night hours, when the majority of residents are trying to sleep.

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In the United States, for example, landing lights are not required or used for many types of aircraft, but their use is strongly encouraged, both for take-off and landing and during any operations below 10,000 feet (3,000 m) or within ten nautical miles (19 km) of an airport (FAA AIM 4-3-23).

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The biggest reason for flying at higher altitudes lies in fuel efficiency. The thin air creates less drag on the aircraft, which means the plane can use less fuel in order to maintain speed. Less wind resistance, more power, less effort, so to speak.

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