Patent · US Expired

Process and apparatus for the avoidance of airplane collisions

US5319367A · kind A · utility

10Cited by

7References

9Claims

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Assignee

Hella KGaA Hueck & Co. · DE

Inventors

Peter Schulte · Richmond, US
Siegfried Schmees · Geseke, DE

Key dates

Filing date	May 6, 1992
Grant date	Jun 7, 1994
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 6, 2012

Classification

Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
CPC primaryA01M29/06
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

In a process and an apparatus for the avoidance of airplane collisions in which at least one light source of a light flash warning apparatus on an airplane generates light flashes at periodic intervals, light flashes with a constant frequency are emitted from a first light source and light flashes with a variable frequency are emitted from a second light source, thereby increasing the warning effectiveness, localizing capability and, thereby, safety during operation of the airplane.

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