Patent ID: 8851718

Claim:
Combined aircraft landing and taxi light, comprising a housing ( 12 ) having a substantially circular light exiting opening ( 14 ), a plurality of landing light LEDs ( 38 ) arranged within a substantially circular area, wherein the substantially circular area comprises a lower substantially half circular first region ( 34 ), and an upper substantially circular segment-shaped second region ( 36 ) and a longitudinal third region ( 40 ) extending along a diagonal direction through the substantially circular area and having a central portion ( 42 ) and widened outer portions ( 44 , 46 ) at opposite ends, wherein the landing light LEDs ( 38 ) are arranged within the first and second region ( 36 ) and within the widened outer portions ( 44 , 46 ) of the third region ( 40 ), a plurality of first parabolic reflector sections ( 30 ), each of which having an optical axis and being associated to another one of the landing light LEDs ( 38 ) which is located on the optical axis of the respective first parabolic reflector section ( 30 ), a plurality of taxi light LEDs ( 48 ) arranged within the central and outer portions of the third region ( 40 ), a plurality of second reflector sections ( 32 ) each of which is associated to another one of those taxi light LEDs ( 48 ) located within the central portion ( 42 ) of the third region ( 40 ), wherein those taxi light LEDs ( 48 ) located within the widened outer portions ( 44 , 46 ) of the third region ( 40 ) are positioned adjacent to the landing light LEDs ( 38 ) arranged within the widened outer portions ( 44 , 46 ) of the third region ( 40 ), and wherein each first parabolic reflector section ( 30 ) located within the widened outer portions ( 44 , 46 ) of the third region ( 40 ) is associated to one landing light LED ( 38 ) and at least one taxi light LED ( 48 ).