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Hi everyone
I would like to suggest adding exterior aircraft lights to the game. Aircraft exterior lights are the various systems that allow a pilot to visually signal his position, to orient himself or to find his way on the runway/taxiway.
These lights are generally divided into 4 categories (this is a simplification):
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Positioning/navigation lights: these lights indicate the position and direction of the aircraft, they are present at the end of the wings (red on the port side towards the front and green on the starboard side towards the front) and on the tail (white towards the rear. These lights allow when seen to know the position and direction of the aircraft.
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Taxiing lights/landing lights : these lights allow the aircraft to see itself in front of it when it is on poorly lit terrain, they are generally located at the level of the nose gear or under the aircraft (fuselage or wing) and retract once the aircraft is in flight.
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Anti-collision lights (beacon): these lights are generally placed above and under the aircraft and are visible at 360°, this light is generally lit permanently because it allows to know the position of the aircraft
Not all military aircraft are equipped with these lights but usually have some of them. Their addition would allow more realism in the game and would be a great improvement for night battles and simulator games.
In reality, the planes in the game also have other lights allowing them to be seen and facilitating night flight with their wingmen.
Some examples of these lights on the planes in the game
Mirage F1 landing/taxi light
Tornado port navigation light
Su-25 landing light
