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- Definição1
- 1 Bright aircraft-mounted light steady or flashing while rotating continuously in azimuth, usually synonymous with strobe; today tends to be illuminated whenever engine run on ground. 2 Ground transmitter having directional radiation pattern rotated continuously at predetermined rate (BSI).
- Fonte1
- GUNSTON, Bill. The Cambridge aerospace dictionary. Cambridge: Cambridge University, 2004. vii, 740 p. (Cambridge aerospace series.)
- Fonte2
- FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION. Helicopter flying handbook (FAA-H8083-21A). Washington, DC: FAA, 2012.
- Contexto
- All recently manufactured aircraft certified for night flight, must have an anticollision light that makes the aircraft more visible to other pilots. This light is either a red or white flashing light and may be in the form of a rotating beacon or a strobe.
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- Airport Infrastructure
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