Class AircraftLightsManager

Centralized manager for all aircraft lighting systems including navigation lights, landing lights, and strobes. Handles input processing and strobe timing.

Inheritance
object
Object
Component
Behaviour
MonoBehaviour
AircraftMonoBehaviour
AircraftLightsManager
Inherited Members
Namespace: NWH.Aerodynamics.AircraftController.Effects.Lights
Assembly: NWH.Aerodynamics.dll
Syntax
[Serializable]
public class AircraftLightsManager : AircraftMonoBehaviour
Remarks

Manages three main light categories: constant navigation lights (steady position lights), strobing navigation lights (anti-collision strobes), and landing lights (high-intensity forward illumination). Strobe timing is configurable via interval and duration parameters. All lights respond to input commands and can be toggled individually.

Fields

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constantNavigationLights

Steady navigation/position lights (red/green wingtips, white tail). Remain continuously lit when activated for aircraft visibility.

Declaration
[Tooltip("Constantly lit navigation lights.")]
public AircraftLight constantNavigationLights
Field Value
Type Description
AircraftLight
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landingLights

High-intensity forward-facing lights for takeoff, landing, and low-visibility operations. Provide illumination of the runway and approach area.

Declaration
[Tooltip("Landing beam lights.")]
public AircraftLight landingLights
Field Value
Type Description
AircraftLight
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strobeDuration

How long each strobe flash remains on (in seconds). Typical values are 0.05-0.2s for a quick bright flash.

Declaration
[Tooltip("Duration of each strobe flash in [s].")]
public float strobeDuration
Field Value
Type Description
float
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strobeInterval

Time between consecutive strobe flashes (in seconds). Typical values are 1-3s. Shorter intervals create more frequent flashes.

Declaration
[Tooltip("Time interval in [s] between two strobe flashes.")]
public float strobeInterval
Field Value
Type Description
float
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strobeNavigationLights

Anti-collision strobe lights that flash at regular intervals. Used for enhanced visibility to other aircraft.

Declaration
[Tooltip("Strobing navigation lights.")]
public AircraftLight strobeNavigationLights
Field Value
Type Description
AircraftLight

Methods

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Disable()

Declaration
public void Disable()
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FixedUpdate()

Declaration
public void FixedUpdate()
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GetByteState()

Returns light states as a byte with each bit representing one light;

Declaration
public byte GetByteState()
Returns
Type Description
byte
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SetByteState(byte)

Sets state of lights from a single byte where each bit represents one light. To be used with GetByteState().

Declaration
public void SetByteState(byte state)
Parameters
Type Name Description
byte state
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SetDefaults()

Sets all lights to their default off state.

Declaration
public void SetDefaults()
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TurnOffAllLights()

Turns off all lights and emission on all meshes.

Declaration
public void TurnOffAllLights()