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Old December 3rd 07, 09:09 PM posted to rec.aviation.piloting
Bertie the Bunyip[_19_]
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Default Spinner strobing as a "Bird Strike Countermeasure"

Airbus wrote in
:

In article ,
says...


When observed directly under artifical light that "flickers", the most
obvious being a strobe light, but there are other types of artificial
lights that have flicker.

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Fine - but which ones cause you to see the propellers turning in
apparent reverse? Do you frequently operate your airplane indoors?
Propellers are usually observed in natural light, which does not
flicker. At night, on the rare occasions where you actually see the
props clearly, it is from the aircraft's own lighting, which is DC. I
have nbever seen the props turning backwards on a real plane - see
it frequently in movies though. . .


At least one exception. If you look at a prop through your own prop arc...


Bertie