Aircraft with retroreflective surfaces
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorAnita Sure
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Abstract
An aircraft includes a fuselage and a plurality of light assemblies mounted on the fuselage. Each light assembly includes a housing, a light source, and a lens cover. The light source is mounted within the housing. The lens cover is coupled to the housing and surrounds at least a portion of the light source. The lens cover includes a plurality of retroreflectors. The aircraft may also include a windscreen and a plurality of retroreflectors adjacent the windscreen. The aircraft may also include a plurality of windows at a least one retroreflector adjacent each window.
Claims16
An aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a plurality of light assemblies mounted on the fuselage, each light assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a light source mounted within the housing;
- a lens cover coupled to the housing and surrounding at least a portion of the light source;
- and
- a plurality of retroreflectors disposed on or integrally formed in the lens cover, each retroreflector at a position that is not intersected by light emitted by the light source.
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An aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a windscreen coupled to the fuselage;
- a plurality of first retroflectors coupled to the fuselage adjacent to at least a portion of the windscreen;
- and
- a plurality of light assemblies mounted on the fuselage, each light assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a light source mounted within the housing;
- a lens cover coupled to the housing and surrounding at least a portion of the light source;
- and
- a plurality of second retroreflectors disposed on or integrally formed in the lens cover, each second retroreflector at a position that is not intersected by light emitted by the light source.
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An aircraft, comprising:
- a fuselage;
- a plurality of windows coupled to the fuselage;
- a plurality of first retroflectors, at least one of the plurality of first retroreflectors coupled to each of the plurality of windows;
- and
- a plurality of light assemblies mounted on the fuselage, each light assembly comprising:
- a housing;
- a light source mounted within the housing;
- a lens cover coupled to the housing and surrounding at least a portion of the light source;
- and
- a plurality of second retroreflectors disposed on or integrally formed in the lens cover, each second retroreflector at a position that is not intersected by light emitted by the light source.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.