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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. Light gun - Wikipedia

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    The first detection method, used by the NES Zapper, involves drawing each target sequentially in white light after the screen blacks out. The computer knows that if the diode detects light as it is drawing a square (or after the screen refreshes), then that is the target at which the gun is pointed.

  4. 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.

  5. Distress signal - Wikipedia

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    Distress signals are communicated by transmitting radio signals, displaying a visually observable item or illumination, or making a sound audible from a distance. A distress signal indicates that a person or group of people, watercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle is threatened by a serious or imminent danger and requires immediate assistance. [1]:

  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. Magnavox Odyssey - Wikipedia

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    Sold with light gun: Sold with light gun Shootout! 9: One player is a bandit in an Old West town, and moves along a path, stopping at windows for the other player to try to shoot with the light gun: Sold with light gun: Sold with light gun Shooting Gallery: 10: The overlay contains rows of shooting gallery targets, and the player attempts to ...

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  9. 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.