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At the rear of a fixed wing powered aircraft, the white navigation light has a coverage of...

  • A

    22.5 degrees either side of the centreline.

  • B

    70 degrees either side of the centreline.

  • C

    35 degrees either side of the centreline.

  • D

    140 degrees either side of the centreline.

Refer to figure.
The navigation lights should be:

  • Red on the Left side (110° coverage)
  • Green on the Right side (110° coverage)
  • White at the Rear of the aircraft (140° coverage), which means 70° on each side of the fuselage centerline

ICAO Annex 6
Appendix 1.

2. Navigation Lights to be displayed in the air

As illustrate in Figure 1, the following unobstructed navigation lights shall be displayed:

a) a red light projected above and below the horizontal plane through angle of coverage L (110°);
b) a green light projected above and below the horizontal plane through angle of coverage R (110°);
c) a white light projected above and below the horizontal plane rearward through angle of coverage A (140°).

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