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Airplane Lights ✈️ Every light on an aircraft has a specific purpose rooted in centuries-old maritime navigation rules. The red, green and white lights that outline a plane’s wings and tail trace back to ship lighting systems designed to prevent mid-sea collisions. Red marks the left wing, green the right and white the tail, helping pilots and observers determine orientation and direction even in complete darkness. These same color codes evolved from the International Regulations for Preventing

This is beyond epic. Sneak into the cockpit of the Caproni Ca.3 replica, registration I-ZANA, the first strategic bomber in aviation history and the only WWI bomber regularly taking part in airshows, with my friends Daniele Beltrame (@aerogallo) and Fabio Consoli (@fabio_consoli) as they take off and fly over Nervesa della Battaglia in June 2025. The Ca3 prototype made its first flight in 1914 and 111 years later the pilots of the Ca3r wear Horus flight helmets manufactured by @cfhelmets: despit