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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: July 5, 2024) |
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Title 14 - Aeronautics and Space |
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Chapter I - Federal Aviation Administration, Department of Transportation |
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SubChapter C - Aircraft |
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Part 23 - Airworthiness Standards: Normal, Utility, Acrobatic, and Commuter Category Airplanes |
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Subpart F - Equipment |
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Lights |
§ 23.1397 - Color specifications.
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§ 23.1397 Color specifications.
Each position light color must have the applicable International Commission on Illumination chromaticity coordinates as follows:
(a) Aviation red -
y is not greater than 0.335; and
z is not greater than 0.002.
(b) Aviation green -
x is not greater than 0.440−0.320y;
x is not greater than y−0.170; and
y is not less than 0.390−0.170x.
(c) Aviation white -
x is not less than 0.300 and not greater than 0.540;
y is not less than x−0.040 or y0−0.010, whichever is the smaller; and
y is not greater than x + 0.020 nor 0.636−0.400x;
Where y0 is the y coordinate of the Planckian radiator for the value of x considered.
[Doc. No. 4080, 29 FR 17955, Dec. 18, 1964, as amended by Amdt. 23-11, 36 FR 12971, July 10, 1971]