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  2. Aviation light signals - Wikipedia

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    Air traffic control signal light gun in use at base flight tower. In the case of a radio failure or aircraft not equipped with a radio, or in the case of a deaf pilot, air traffic control may use a signal lamp (called a "signal light gun" or "light gun" by the FAA [1] [2]) to direct the aircraft.

  3. Optical communication - Wikipedia

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    An air traffic controller holding a signal light gun that can be used to direct aircraft experiencing a radio failure (2007). Signal lamps (such as Aldis lamps), are visual signaling devices for optical communication (typically using Morse code). Modern signal lamps are a focused lamp which can produce a pulse of light.

  4. Light gun - Wikipedia

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    The positional gun is common in video arcades, as a non-optical alternative to a light gun. The positional gun is permanently mounted on a swivel on the cabinet, as an analog joystick for aiming crosshairs onscreen. This is typically more expensive initially but easier to maintain and repair.

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    Radio frequency jammers are devices that interfere with communications systems, usually by sending out competing radio signals to confuse nearby electronics. It is a decades-old technology that ...

  6. Signal lamp - Wikipedia

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    An Ottoman heliograph crew using a A Blinkgerät (left) Begbie signalling oil lamp, 1918 Signal lamps were pioneered by the Royal Navy in the late 19th century. They were the second generation of signalling in the Royal Navy, after the flag signals most famously used to spread Nelson's rallying-cry, "England expects that every man will do his duty", before the Battle of Trafalgar.

  7. M119 howitzer - Wikipedia

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    The M119 howitzer is a lightweight 105 mm howitzer, used by the United States Army.It is the American licensed version of the British L119 light gun.The M119 is typically towed by the M1097 or M1152 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV), and can be easily airlifted by helicopter, or airdropped by parachute.

  8. Wigwag (flag signals) - Wikipedia

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    Davis opposed the creation of the signal officer post when it came before congress; he wanted to use the signaling system but feared the creation of the signal officer post would lead to the creation of a new department (the future Signal Corps). Davis's objections were ignored and Myer was made signal officer and promoted to major in June 1860 ...

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