Simviation Forum - FA/18 Nav lights

Feb 4^th, 2010 at 11:12pm

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It would seems to me that the number of nav lights my FA/18 has is 4 too many! By looking at this photo do you agree? What can be done about it?

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Reply #1 - Feb 4^th, 2010 at 11:54pm

BoeingGuy Ex Member

Based on this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUsjWpkuojM&feature=related, and, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl342aqk_ao&feature=related, you only need to remove the ones under the wings.

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Reply #2 - Feb 5^th, 2010 at 12:27am

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Based on this, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WUsjWpkuojM&feature=related, and, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wl342aqk_ao&feature=related, you only need to remove the ones under the wings.

Judging by a couple of pics:
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Finland---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-F-A-18C/1627290/M...
http://www.airliners.net/photo/Spain---Air/McDonnell-Douglas-EF-18B/1601171/M/&s...

There are under-the-wing nav lights...Maybe they just aren't equipped on all Hornets? Huh

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Reply #3 - Feb 5^th, 2010 at 11:32am

BoeingGuy Ex Member

ApplePie wrote on Feb 5^th, 2010 at 12:27am:

There are under-the-wing nav lights...Maybe they just aren't equipped on all Hornets? Huh

I think it depends on weather or not their is a missile loaded onto the wing tip. Because if there is a missile on the wing tip, what's that point of a light being there?

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Reply #4 - Feb 5^th, 2010 at 7:29pm

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Thank you both for the insight. How very strange that an aircraft would have more than one pair of nav lights. It does seem possible that if missles on the rails block out one pair, then more than one would be needed.
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