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Minimum Performance Standard for Aircraft Position Lights
- Aerospace Standard
- AS8037D
- Revised
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English
Scope
This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) establishes minimum performance standards for new equipment position lights.
This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) defines minimum and maximum light intensity in terms of candelas in vertical and horizontal directions about the longitudinal, vertical, and lateral axes of the aircraft. It also defines color tolerances in terms of limiting chromaticities for the light emitted from the position lights. It is not intended that this standard require the use of any particular light source such as quartz-halogen, incandescent, or any other specific design of lamp.
Rationale
This document establishes minimum performance levels for aircraft position lights including chromaticity, and light intensity in support of TSO and system certification. Information contained herein has been expanded from AS8037C in the areas of minimum criteria for showing compliance, continued airworthiness, glare, and specific criteria related to the use of LED technology. Sections related to chromaticity have been merged and simplified. Additional details have been provided on how to show compliance to regulatory requirements as well as practical applications and the rationale behind the regulations. Qualification categories have also been updated.
Topic
Data Sets - Support Documents
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Issuing Committee
A-20B Exterior Lighting Committee
The purpose of the A-20 Aircraft Lighting Committee is to provide a forum for the development of aerospace standards in aircraft lighting that will fulfill the needs and requirements of operation control and utility. The scope includes both interior and exterior lighting. A list of the technical reports developed by the A-20 Committee can be obtained by searching on 'aircraft lighting' and selecting 'standards', from the SAE Home Page. A-20 Standards
Reference
| Number | Title |
|---|---|
| AC20-74 | This document is not part of the subscrption. |
| J1330_201409 | Photometry Laboratory Accuracy Guidelines |
| MIL-DTL-7989 | This document is not part of the subscrption. |
| TSO-C30C | This document is not part of the subscrption. |
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