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Old 20th Oct 2009, 22:46
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Double Zero
 
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There's always the point that landing lights are useful in daylight to show up one's position if in a busy circuit or in air - air photography formating.

I never really worked with Hunters, though photographed Dunsfolds' last T8M ( Sea Harrier FRS1 kit test-platform ) XL 602, and checked with my father who had to build the things ( Camm designed aircraft to fly, but not to be built or maintained easily ) - dad confirms he doesn't recall landing lights on any mark.

Seems a mistake - even disregarding my earlier suggestions of making oneself more visible, there's always the chance of getting caught out and having to land at dusk / dark, though I suspect all the help it would give then would be a quick glance at what one was about to run into !

I suppose the exception would be the FRADU jobs, which carried a bloody great light in the slightly blunted off nose - more for spotting than landing.
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