Pulsing landing/logo lights.

[Avantime 81]

You learn something new every day: :( http://www.pprune.org/dg-p-general-aviation-questions/425110-flashing-qantas-tail.htmlhttp://www.pprune.org/tech-log/95346-737-pulsing-landing-lights-swa.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0anXRKcBvQc

[tcas_climb 45]

I know some of the smaller Citations have a pulsating landing light but the pilot told me it was to make it easier to identify at night in the traffic pattern.

[badderjet 181]

Yeah many of these corporate jets have them. On some, like the Falcons you can choose whether you want them to pulse or not.

[MR1NFERNO 2]

QANTAS's 738's and Qantaslink Dash-8's are fitted with the unit. Assists in making the aicraft conspicuous to traffic and Helps to avoid birdstrikes.Regards, Luke Stevens

[ExNusquam 11]

Would be wicked cool if they did. SWA's been doing this for a while.

[Avantime 81]

Sorry for awaking an old thread, but is there any chance of seeing this happen, perhaps in a NGX service pack or on the Dash 8?As the old video is gone, here's a new one. Go to 0:37

[Wynthorpe 51]

Whats the point in it?

[ZachLW 37]

Whats the point in it?

Collision avoidance.

[BryanB 0]

SWA 737NG is not fitted with the pulsating lights only the classics are

[jbassue 181]

Increased drag no?

[ExNusquam 11]

SWA 737NG is not fitted with the pulsating lights only the classics are

IIRC, it was installed on the entire fleet, although it was never an operational requirement and use of the pulsers caused issues on many planes. Some planes had a buzzing in the pilot's headsets when they were on.

Increased drag no?

How would there be increased drag? It's nothing more than turning a light on and off.

[Tabs 2,790]

We'll take it under advisement for the service packs...

[mcbellette 145]

None of the Qantas NG's have the flashing landing lights. It does exist on their Dash 8. In fact, I haven't ever seen an NG with the flashing landing light system.

[jbassue 181]

IIRC, it was installed on the entire fleet, although it was never an operational requirement and use of the pulsers caused issues on many planes. Some planes had a buzzing in the pilot's headsets when they were on. How would there be increased drag? It's nothing more than turning a light on and off.

Lol, you made me sound stupid.I mean the housing in which the bulbs are in. See how they're hanging off the bottom of the engine?I'm just assuming.

[MR1NFERNO 2]

None of the Qantas NG's have the flashing landing lights. It does exist on their Dash 8. In fact, I haven't ever seen an NG with the flashing landing light system.

I think I have seen a few ng's with Pulselite fitted at YSSY before, all of the 737 classics have it fitted as well as all of the DHC-8 fleet