An exterior aircraft light unit (2) includes a support plate (4), an LED (6), mounted to the support plate, a near end of life detector (8) for sensing a light output level of the LED, the near end of life detector being mounted to the support plate, and a transparent optical element (10) for shaping an output light intensity distribution of the exterior aircraft light unit, wherein the transparent optical element jointly encases the LED and the near end of life detector, with light from the LED reaching the near end of life detector through the transparent optical element.


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    Title :

    EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT UNIT AND AIRCRAFT COMPRISING THE SAME


    Additional title:

    ÄUSSERE FLUGZEUGBELEUCHTUNGSEINHEIT UND FLUGZEUG DAMIT
    UNITÉ D'ÉCLAIRAGE EXTÉRIEUR D'AÉRONEF ET AÉRONEF COMPRENANT CELLE-CI



    Publication date :

    2020-02-12


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung



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