I live near a major airport and see commercial planes with huge front headlights shining in the night sky. What could they be good for way up in the sky, though? I get that when they are taking off/landing headlights are necessary. Why not give them lights like a boat, with a green in front and a red in back?

  • @RememberTheApollo_
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    55 days ago

    Lol, precisely why it’s there.

    “Well, at [airline] we [do it a different way]…”

    “Well akshully [airplane] has [lights someplace else]…”

    The old joke is:

    “How do you find out who the pilot is at the party?”

    “You don’t have to, he’ll tell you.”