Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Scheinwerfer
English translation:
landing lights
Added to glossary by
Stephen Sadie
Apr 29, 2008 19:54
16 yrs ago
German term
Germany
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, English to German
Scheinwerfer
German to English
Tech/Engineering
Aerospace / Aviation / Space
headlights / headlamps / spotlights??? what is the correct US english term for aviation??
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | landing lights |
Heidi Lind
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| 5 +2 | Headlight |
abdelrazek
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Proposed translations
+1
58 mins
Heidi Lind
United States
United States
Native in German
Works in field
United States
Reliable, qualified, excellent
Native in: German 
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
landing lights
After some more thorough investigation I believe what you are looking for are the 'landing lights', of which there are basically 3 in the front.
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-29 20:56:52 GMT)
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Landing lights are not only useful for taxi, takeoffs,
and landings, but also provide a means by which airplanes
can be seen at night by other pilots. The Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated a voluntary
pilot safety program called “Operation Lights
ON.”
http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/airplane_handboo...
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Note added at 1 hr (2008-04-29 20:56:52 GMT)
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Landing lights are not only useful for taxi, takeoffs,
and landings, but also provide a means by which airplanes
can be seen at night by other pilots. The Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated a voluntary
pilot safety program called “Operation Lights
ON.”
http://www.faa.gov/library/manuals/aircraft/airplane_handboo...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
jccantrell
: This is what I know them as. You only use them in landing and on the ground.
5 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "this is the correct answer... as said aviation and not automobiles"
+2
5 mins
abdelrazek
Specializes in field
Native in: Arabic
Works in: English to Arabic, German to Arabic, Arabic to English, and 1 more.
Headlight
we have two headlights in each car
Note from asker:
| I am fully aware of this, but needing the correct vocab. for airplanes, can you back this answer with citation from the airplane industry? |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: checks out I found more detailed description to the different functions of the lights on an aircraft:Commercial or private aircraft, the distance the lights are apart help give you an idea of what size the traffic is.
19 mins
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| agree |
Andrea Winzer
: Ja, "headlights" bei Flugzeugen http://www.freepatentsonline.com/EP1138593.html
24 mins
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| neutral |
Armorel Young
: CL5 for an answer that doesn't even pick up on the asker's context of aviation is just plain unacceptable
19 hrs
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Discussion
this gives all the different functions in detail