Combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit and aircraft comprising the same

A combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit, comprising:

• a housing for mounting the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit to a side portion of a fuselage of an aircraft;
• at least one light source;
• and
• an optical system for shaping a light emission distribution of the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit,
• wherein the light emission distribution comprises a first illumination region for illuminating a wing region of the aircraft and a second illumination region for illuminating a lateral forward airfield region,
• wherein the at least one light source is exactly one light source and wherein the optical system further comprises a lens for splitting light from the exactly one light source between the first illumination region and the second illumination region,
• wherein the exactly one light source and the lens are stationary within the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit.

An aircraft comprising:

• an aircraft fuselage, extending from a nose to a tail of the aircraft,
• a left wing, having a left wing root, and a right wing, having a right wing root, and
• at least one combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit that includes:
• a housing for mounting the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit to a side portion of a fuselage of an aircraft,
• at least one light source, and
• an optical system for shaping a light emission distribution of the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit,
• wherein the light emission distribution comprises a first illumination region for illuminating a wing region of the aircraft and a second illumination region for illuminating a lateral forward airfield region,
• wherein the at least one light source comprises a plurality of light sources having at least one first light source and at least one second light source,
• wherein the optical system comprises at least one first optical system for directing the light from the at least one first light source to the first illumination region and at least one second optical system for directing the light from the at least one second light source to the second illumination region, and
• wherein the at least one first light source, the at least one second light source, the at least one first optical system, and the at least one second optical system are stationary within the combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit,
• wherein the at least one combined aircraft wing scan and runway turn-off light unit is mounted to at least one of a left side portion and a right side portion of the aircraft fuselage.