Flashing Nav Lights

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What is the reason / purpose of the flashing nav lights on taxing military aircraft?

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What kind of aircraft? And were they on the wing tips?
 
You normally have two settings on most fighter-type aircraft, bright-flash, or dim-steady. It's mostly for a visibility issue, and it differs by airframe. On the F-16, you'll see them in bright-flash inflight, along with the white strobe on top of the vert stab. On A-10s, there's strobes on each wingtip and the tail stinger, so common practice is to fly with dim-steady and have bright-flash on when on the ground and the strobes are off.
 
Thanks for the answer. I was referring to an A-10 during taxi. I didn't realize it was just for visibility reasons. I was guessing it was some sort of signal between the lead and the wingman.


Thanks again...
 
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