AC 70/7460-1F

Historical

Advisory circular · Obstruction Marking and Lighting

A newer version is currentThis is a historical version. AC 70/7460-1M is the version in force, approved November 6, 2020.
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AC 70/7460-1 · 7 versions
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14 CFR sections
§ 77.13§ 91.105

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9/27/78 AC 70/7460-1F Appendix 2 CHAPTER 5

STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING

TOWERS, CHIMNEYS, POLES

AND SIMILAR OBSTRUCTIONS

AVIATION RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING (NIGHTTIME) 1200 HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (366m) LEGEND:

BEACON

OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS 1000 (305m) "А-6" 800 ТОР (244m) ."А-5" TOP 600 "Д-4" 5/6 (183m ТОР А-З" 4/5 2/3 400 TOP (122m ￾"'А=2" 3/* # 3/5 1/2 - +0?

200 2/3 2/5 1/3 (61 m) 1/3 1/5 1/6 46m) 50 -2 LEVELS t (92m) 300 -3 LEVELS - (137m) 450 •4 LEVELS • - 5 LEVELS- (183m) 600 (229m) 750 -f6 LEVELS - (275m) 900

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Fig. 1.

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AC 70/7460-1F 9/27/78 Appendix 2 2100 (641 m) 1900 AVIATION RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING (NIGHTTIME) (580m) 1700 LEGEND:

HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (519m) I OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS BEACON "A-10" TOP— "A-9 'A=8" 07 9/10

TELL A/S 1r 7/0 17 (275m) 900 52/3917 (214m) 500 (153m)

- 3/7 5/8- 3/10 300 (92m) 100 PHEW 1/8: 10 (31m)) (275m) 900 (320m) 1050 (366m) 1200 (412m) 1350 • (458m) 1500 7 LEVELS - 8 LEVELS 19 LEVELST —10 LEVELS-

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Fig. 2.

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9/27/78 AC 70/7460-1F 2100 Appendix 2 (64]m -AVIATION RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHTING (NIGHTTIME) "A~14" LEGEND: #†ОР BEACON "A-13" (580m) 1900 OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS TÖP "A-12" ТОР:

HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (51 9m) 1700 "А-Ì →*É12/13' _6/7 /12 11/13 17/14 1500 (458m) 5/% 10/13 E15/7^ 1300 (397m) 159/13 1100 8/1 є/Z - 18/131 (336m) + 1/2 900 (275m + 1/2 16/31117 (21 4m 700 15/13 £/L: F4/1347 = 2/77 500 (153m) 3/11 13/14 300 (92m) 2/13 (31m) 100 1500 1650 1/12 Н[V/13 H14 F (458m) • 11 LEVELS • HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (503m) —12 LEVELS (549m) 1800 - 13 LEVELS - 14 LEVELS -→ (595m) 1950 (641 m) 2100 Fig. 3.

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AC 70/7460-1F 9/27/78 Appendix 2 CHAPTER 6

STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING

CHIMNEYS AND

SIMILAR SOLID OBSTRUCTIONS -HIGH INTENSITY WHITE OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS

IDAY AND NIGHTTIME - HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL "B=2" ot 400 (122m "B-1 200 ((61m) 150 300 400 500 600 .. 700 . 800 900 (46m) (92m) (122m) (153m) (1183m) (214m) ' (244m) (275m) I LEVEL • 2 LEVELS - - 3 LEVELS•

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Flo. 4.

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9/27/78 AC 70/7460-1F Appendix 2 1900 (580m) 1700 HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (519m HIGH INTENSITY WHITE OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS _DAY AND NIGHTTIME T 1500 "B-5" (458m) 1300 (397m) "B=4" TOP 1100 1215- (336m) 900 (275m)

- 3/5- 700 (21 4m 500 (153m 300 1/3 (92m 1/4 1/5 100 (31m) 275m) 900 +3 LEVELS 1- HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (305m) 1000 (336m) TTО0 "4 LEVELS (366m) 1200 (397m) 1300 (427m) 1400 → 5 LEVELS- (458m) 1500 Fig. 5.

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AC 70/7460-1F 9/27/78 Appendix 2 2100 (641 m) " B=6

HIGH INTENSITY WHITE OBSTRUCTION LIGHTS 1900 ¡DAY AND NIGHTTIME PL (580m HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL *'B-5" 1700 (519m) ІEБ/6.

1500 1300 (397 m) 1100 (336m) (214m)

• 2/5 1/3 500 (153m) 300 1/5 1/6 (92m) 100 (31m) 1500 1600 1700 1800 1900 2000 2100 (458 m) (488) • (519m) (549m) (580m) (61 0m) (641 m) +5 LEVELS: -6 LEVELSL

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Fig. 6.

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9/27/78 AC 70/7460-1F Appendix 2 CHAPTER 6 -STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING

TOWERS AND SIMILAR SKELETAL

OBSTRUCTIONS SKELETAL STRUCTURES:

High Intensity White Obstruction Lights Day and Nighttime HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL 1200 - High Intensity Light

- Antenno Light (Chap. 6, Para. 17.b. (5)) 1000 (305m) "C-3"

- Antenna Light if Appurtenance is greater

- than 20 feet (6 m) above Structure

STRUCTURE (183m 600 "C-2" FRAME OF SKELETAI

E MAINT 400 TOP OF ¡ (122m) 200 (61 m) 150' 300 400- (46m) LI LEVEL → HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (92m) (122m) - 2 LEVELS (153m) 500 (183m) 600 - 3 LEVELS. (214m) 200 (244m) 800 (275m) 900 Fig. 7.

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AC 70/7460-1F Appendix 2 9/27/78 1900 (580m) SKELETAL STRUCTURES:

High Intensity White Obstruction Lights High Intensity 1700 •Antenna Light (Chap. 6, Para, 17,b. (5) (519m) HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL -"C-5" 1500 (458m) Antenna than 20 feet (6m) above Structure Light if Appurtenance is greater TRUCTURE 1300 (397 m) "C (336m) 1100 "C-3" FRA 900 (275m) 700 (214m) 2/ 500 (153m) 300 (92m)

1.00 (31m) (275m) .. 900 (305m) 1000 (336m) 1100 (366m) 1200 (397m) 1300 1400 (427m) " (458m) 1500 13 LEVELS + •4 LEVELS - 5 LEVELS 1

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Fig. 8.

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9/27/78 AC 70/7460-1F Appendix 2 (641 m) 2100 - SKELETAL STRUCTURES: High Intensity White Obstruction Lights

•High Intensity 1900 - Antenna Light (Chap. 6, Para. 17.6. (5)) (580m) Antenna Light if Appurtenance is greater! P OF MAIN FRAME OF SKELETAL STRUCTURE than 20 feet (6m) above structure I "C-5" I 1700 HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (519m) 1500 (458m) (397m) 1300 TERz 1100 (336m) 900 (275m) 700 (214m † 2/5= 500 ,(153m 300 (92m) 100 (31m) ¡(458m) 1500 (488m) • 1600 (519m) 1700 (549m) 1800 (580m) 1900 (61 0m) 2000 (641 m) 2100 5 LEVELS - 6 LEVELS -

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Fig. 9.

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AC 70/7460-1F 9/27/78 Appendix 2 CHAPTER 7, STANDARDS FOR LIGHTING

SOLID AND SKELETAL OBSTRUCTIONS

WITH DUAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS DUAL LIGHTING: H

RED LIGHTS WHITE LIGHIP TH NIGHTTIME LIGHTING WHITE LIGHIP I HIGHTTIME LIGHTING -- DAYTIME LIGHTING - LEGEND:

- WHITE + RED BEACON

• WHITE + RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHT;

• RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHT

• RED BEACON 1000 05m) "D-6" 800 44m) "D-5" 5/6 600 :"D=4" 33m) TOP :2/3 "D-3" 400 22m) 3/4 4 315 1/2 HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON 200 2/3 1/2 - 2/5 J'(61m) 450 750 900 (46m) (92m) (137m) (183m) (229m) (275m) -2 LEVELS -3 LEVELS - -4 LEVELS -1 -5 LEVELS- 6 LEVELS-

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Fig. 10.

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Appendix 2 2100 (641 m) 1900 (580m)

JUAL LIGHTING

WHITE LIGHT - DAYTIME LIGHTING HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL (519m) 1700 RED LIGHTS -- NIGHTTIME LIGHTING LEGEND: :

WHITE + RED BEACON (458m) 1500 • RED BEACON. •WHITE + RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHT • RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHT- "D-106" POPT "D-10a" 1300 • "D-9" (397m) "D-8".

1100 :4/5†F (336m) "D-76".

Ö₽ - "D-7a" 900 (275m 15/8:TH9t (21 4m) 700 -8/51119 12/10 1527511+2/5 500 (153m) 1173619119 300 (92m) 1/5 100 10314 (31m) 1000 1050 1200 1350 1400 1500 (275m) (305m) (320m) (366m) (412m) (427m) (458m) -7 LEVELS• -8 LEVELS -9 LEVELS -→10 LEVELS-

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Fig. 11.

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AC 70/7460-1F 9/27/78 Appendix 2 (64Tm) 2100 WHITE LIGHTS - DAYTIME LIGHTING DUAL LIGHTING: D•14

RED LIGHTS ---NIGHTTIME LIGHTING LEGEND: I tOUT AHHH -WHITE + RED BEACON J "D-13" 1900 •WHITE + RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHT OP (580m) •RED BEACON - RED OBSTRUCTION LIGHTH :"D-12" ТОРАХ HEIGHT OF LIGHTS ON STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL 1700 (519m) "D~T 1500 (458m) 10/11 ì5/7 (397m) 1300 -3/4: ··/З P·9/14 1100 Д8/11 - 8/13- 4/7.

(336m) 17/13- 900 (275m) 6/11 1/21 6/13 700 5/11 15/12} 75/131 5/14 (214m) UUITL 1/3 - 2/7 500 (153m) :3/11 par 13/1410 300 (92m) 2/13 100 1/1/131 11714- (31m) (458m) 500 (503m) 1650 (549 m) 1800 (595m) 1950 641 г S10

• I| LEVELS- -12 LEVELS - 13 LEVELS,

HEIGHT OF STRUCTURE IN FEET (METERS) ABOVE GROUND LEVEL Fig. 12.

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