Lighting Systems

Question 1

What are the types of lighting that exist on the MRTT?

Answer 1

Exterior
cockpit
cargo lighting
cabin
emergency lighting

Question 2

Within the cockpit lighting system, what are the three types of lighting

Answer 2

panel and instrument integral lighting
general cockpit illumination
ambient illumination

Question 3

What are the exterior lighting systems - provide brief explanation of each.

Answer 3

Strobe lights: each wingtip leading edge and one on tail cone.
Beacons: Used for anti-collision. Located top/bottom fuselage
Wingtip anti-collision lights:
Used for inspecting anti-ice and engines, located both on each side of the fuselage.
Navigation Lights: provides visual indication of position of aircraft
Logo lights: illuminates horizontal stabiliser during t/o, taxi, landing and AAR. Controlled from ARO/MCO console, located one each horizontal stabiliser.
Fixed position rwy lighting:
located on nose gear (upper set of lights)
t/o and taxi lights:
located on the nose gear (bottom set of lights)
landing lights: located each wing root leading edge

Question 4

in AAR operations what two different types of lights are utilised and provide a brief explanation of each

Answer 4

RV lights:
located top and bottom of fuselage, which operate in both overt and covert modes.
Self illumination lights:
logo lights, horizontal stabiliser lights, inner and outer wing.