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| Please forgive me if this has been asked before as you can't search by picture. I was looking over the Vipers at Miramar today and I couldn't figure out what this part is. Please help me! |
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 07:32 AM
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| It's often refered to as the missle light, or tail light. It is the rear formation light, and the version you are looking at in this picture has been modified for CCIP/NVIS. It works on a blinking pattern at the same interval as the wing tips and inlet lights and is controlled by the external lighting panel in the cockpit. |
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 07:33 AM
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| and I believe it's white...perhaps the previous poster can verify that? |
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 07:41 AM
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| On the unmodified ones it is white. On the newly modified ones, it has a green look to it, but it's very bright so could be confused with white. The lens is coated, but clear so it could be confused with other colors. |
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parrothead
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 07:46 AM
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Wow! Talk about quick! Thanks guys  ! IDCrewDawg, I noticed the coatings - they cause a strange red/green color in the reflected light. Can you tell me why they're there? Is it some sort of filtering to produce a certain wavelength of light or to help with the brightness of the light transmitted through the lens? |
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 07:55 AM
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| I don't know why the hue is there, I do know the bulbs are white normal lights, and the lens causes the color though. When you look at the picture you see an oval shaped hole directly above the light. That is the IR portion of the light and is what is used for formation flying during NVIS missions. These are on or near each external formation light. |
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parrothead
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 08:02 AM
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| IDCrewDawg, thanks! I was just framing up a picture to ask what those little black dots in the oval shaped hole were ! |
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IDCrewDawg
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 08:07 AM
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| no problem. I enjoy playing name that part with newer crew chiefs. I once identified a part to a lube gun we use. It was found during one of our FOD walks, when asked what it was I let them know and they didn't believe me untill they went to look at the equipment. |
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parrothead
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 08:17 AM
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 I'm glad you enjoy it! I may have some more mystery parts after tomorrow, especially if the F-16 crews are still lounging in the beer garden (just an unconfirmed suspicion about their chosen activities for today  ). One other question about this system - can you turn on just the IR portion independently of the visible light? |
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 08:19 AM
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Here are 2 pics that you might find interesting
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parrothead
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 08:25 AM
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| falcon-watcher, Thanks ! I'm going to have to look at all those formation lights a bit closer to see which ones have the IR tomorrow! |
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IDCrewDawg
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 08:37 AM
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| They all have IR, and yes you can turn on only the IR part independently. It's a switch in the cockpit. The pencil light on the forward part of the vertical stab is not a formation light so it doesn't have IR. It only functions as a part or the IFR system. The bottom wing tip lights are not associated with IR either. |
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parrothead
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 08:43 AM
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| IDCrewDawg, what can I say? You rock ! Thanks again! |
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Posted: Oct 17, 2004 - 09:02 AM
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Very cool! I think the CCs should like that - LEDs don't burn out so they shouldn't have to mess with them as often  . You know, the great response I get on this site never fails to amaze me! |
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