Aerodrome beacon
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aerodrome-beacon-247-11231593
title:
Aerodrome beacon
text:
An aerodrome beacon, airport beacon, rotating beacon or aeronautical beacon is a beacon installed at an airport or aerodrome to indicate its location to aircraft pilots at night. An aerodrome beacon is mounted on top of a towering structure, often a control tower, above other buildings of the airport. It produces flashes similar to that of a lighthouse. Airport and heliport beacons are designed in such a way to make them most effective from one to ten degrees above the horizon; however, they can
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Beacon installed at an airport
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerodrome_beacon
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2024-03-01T19:35:40Z
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