Leuchtstrasse

[tkaniuka]

Hello,

Not radar but visual navigation. There were as many of you know "lighted highways" that were illuminated paths from select airfields in Germany. There were about 10 such paths. I was searching for more information on the lighting equipment used for these paths. One reference I have called for searchlights being used while another with pictures showed various styles of beacons. In fact I have not been able to find any illustrations or pictures on the use of searchlights but the term schweinfeuer (sic) which is translated into headlights and is the name used for searchlights. So the confusion is pictures of various light beacons and the name of searchlights, any information would be helpful.

 

[Wurger]

Are you sure that's the "Schweinfeuer" but not the "Scheinwerfer" - a searchlight.

the source: the Internet

 

[tkaniuka]

Yes, it was a quick post and I knew I misspelt the name for searchlights.

 

[Wurger]

I see.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Schweinfeuer.
Brings to mind the ancient Roman military tactic of driving flaming pigs into the enemy ranks to frighten their elephants.

 

[SaparotRob]

Mmmmmmm. Barbecue delivered! Great peace offering.

 

[Snautzer01]

So the Romans invented bacon? Clever guys.

 

[Greg Boeser]

Self propelled barbeque

 

[tkaniuka]

I was always taught 1) acknowledge your mistakes - which I have done - twice, and 2) if you have nothing of value to say keep your thoughts to your self (maybe you should learn this).

 

[Capt. Vick]

My mom used to say: "If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say anything."

However...

She also used to say: "I'm just telling it like it is."

Classic having her cake and eating it to!

 

[Greg Boeser]

Scheinwerfer, literally "light thrower", can be used in a variety of ways. So, while it refers to headlights on a car, it also means searchlight, or spotlight. So using it in the context of light beacons is perfectly normal, though a more correct term would be Leuchtfeuer.
[edit] which may be what triggered the whole Schweinfeuer thing, misremembering and combining the two terms.
Anyway, good luck on your research.

 

[SaparotRob]

Scheinwerfer, literally "light thrower", can be used in a variety of ways. So, while it refers to headlights on a car, it also means searchlight, or spotlight. So using it in the context of light beacons is perfectly normal, though a more correct term would be Leuchtfeuer.
[edit] which may be what triggered the whole Schweinfeuer thing, misremembering and combining the two terms.
Anyway, good luck on your research.

...and we kind of have a thing for bacon here.

 

[KSTinMB]

Hello, I don't have time just now to to research and properly prepare this post, but I thought the photos and links might help. If you cannot read German, sites such as deepl[.]com and translate[.]google[.]com provide pretty good translations of pasted text and even entire sites.

Luftwaffe radar types recognitio
"The Schwerer Leuchtfuer, which rotated with 15 RPM, and two other types of rotating beacons, for ease of reference Type 1 and 2. It is evident from the pictures and the KTB of II JK, that some if not all of these beacons were mobile".

Befeuerte Nachtflugstrecken

This site includes three pages of a brochure describing the mobile unit with extendable mast, etc.

 

[KSTinMB]

See also:
Transcontinental Airway System - Wikipedia
Concrete Arrows and the U.S. Airmail Beacon System - Sometimes Interesting
The "Highway of Light" That Guided Early Planes Across America

 

[SaparotRob]

See also:
Transcontinental Airway System - Wikipedia
Concrete Arrows and the U.S. Airmail Beacon System - Sometimes Interesting
The "Highway of Light" That Guided Early Planes Across America

Interesting stuff. I'm now nostalgic for the old rotating white/green beacon at Floyd Bennett Field.

 

[Thumpalumpacus]

Schweinfeuer.
Brings to mind the ancient Roman military tactic of driving flaming pigs into the enemy ranks to frighten their elephants.

We're cooking hog? Where do I sign up?