Process and apparatus for the avoidance of bird impacts on airplanes
First Claim
1. A process for the avoidance of bird impacts on airplanes by means of at least one light source on an airplane generating light flashes at a flash frequency which is automatically varied through at least one cycle in dependence upon at least one of the speed, the altitude and the acceleration of the airplane, wherein the data for the flash frequency are stored in memory as a family of characteristic curves which are functions of at least two of said speed, altitude and acceleration wherein a variation in the landing and take-off phases can be selectively actuated.
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In a process and an apparatus for the avoidance of bird impacts on airplanes by means of at least one light-flashes generating light source on an airplane, for which the frequency of the generated light flashes is varied through at least one cycle, the flash frequency is varied dependent upon the speed and/or the altitude and/or the acceleration of the airplane in order to provide an optimal flash frequency range for all take-off and landing phases and at the same time to be independent of a load and the type of airplane.
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- 1. A process for the avoidance of bird impacts on airplanes by means of at least one light source on an airplane generating light flashes at a flash frequency which is automatically varied through at least one cycle in dependence upon at least one of the speed, the altitude and the acceleration of the airplane, wherein the data for the flash frequency are stored in memory as a family of characteristic curves which are functions of at least two of said speed, altitude and acceleration wherein a variation in the landing and take-off phases can be selectively actuated.
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