Light effects
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Light effects
Let me say this first to set the tone appropriately, I've really been enjoying the post-SP1 350i...by FAR the definitive King Air for Flight Sim.
I have been flying/working nearby various King Air models since 2008 and I've never seen a 200 or 350 with a red LED beacon. Pulsating white beacons (Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6bCaX2oJww) on the tail and belly are a distinctive feature of the B200-300-350, and even late-model 58 Barons. The King Air Oracle, Mr. Clements, explains the reason for that here (halfway down the page): http://www.kingairmagazine.com/article/ ... ed-or-not/
You may see some exceptions on older aircraft where the shop has installed an STC'd light to replaced a burned-out beacon, but red LEDs are not production or even common from what I've seen out there.
There should be a strobe next to the white nav light at the rear tip of the T-Tail. FWIW, at some point in factory production, both the nav and the strobe where changed to LEDs. That part of the airplane experiences some frequency of vibration which leads to very short life for traditional bulbs.
Could the glow effect of the clear housing at the wingtips be changed to a night-only effect? It looks good at night, but it's pretty distracting/unrealistic during daylight.
I have been flying/working nearby various King Air models since 2008 and I've never seen a 200 or 350 with a red LED beacon. Pulsating white beacons (Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6bCaX2oJww) on the tail and belly are a distinctive feature of the B200-300-350, and even late-model 58 Barons. The King Air Oracle, Mr. Clements, explains the reason for that here (halfway down the page): http://www.kingairmagazine.com/article/ ... ed-or-not/
You may see some exceptions on older aircraft where the shop has installed an STC'd light to replaced a burned-out beacon, but red LEDs are not production or even common from what I've seen out there.
There should be a strobe next to the white nav light at the rear tip of the T-Tail. FWIW, at some point in factory production, both the nav and the strobe where changed to LEDs. That part of the airplane experiences some frequency of vibration which leads to very short life for traditional bulbs.
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