Design and evaluation methodology for landing and taxiing lighting system in civil transport aircraft

The landing and taxiing lighting system of civil transport aircraft are used primarily to provide ground reference information during final approach, touchdown, ground roll, taxi, turnoff and takeoff, and to illuminate any major obstructions in the airplane’s approach glide path or on the runway at night. The landing and taxiing lighting system create a good visual environment for the flight crew to ensure that the flight crew can accurately and clearly judge the aircraft status of takeoff and landing in night and rough weather conditions. Reasonable landing and taxiing lighting design needs to follow the necessary design principles to improve the friendliness of the human-machine environment during the flight. Simultaneously, the landing and taxiing lighting evaluation is an effective supplementary means for discovering design defects. It can reduce the possibility of the existence or continuation of the development of potential accidents during the flight From the perspective of an engineering designer, this paper puts forward the principles and evaluation methods to be followed in the landing and taxiing lighting design of civil transport aircraft, which can provide certain guidance in the field of civil transport landing and taxiing lighting design.