COMBINATION OF AN AIRCRAFT NAVIGATION LIGHT AND A SUPPLEMENTAL EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT AND METHOD OF OPERATING AN EXTERIOR AIRCRAFT LIGHT

An aircraft navigation light (2) includes: a navigation lighting arrangement, having: a power input (60), coupleable to an aircraft on-board power supply network (190, 192), at least one navigation light source (70), and a power conditioning circuit (62), coupled between the power input (60) and the at least one navigation light source (70) for conditioning a power flow from the power input (60) to the at least one navigation light source (70); an auxiliary power supply (32), coupled to the power conditioning circuit (62) for diverting power from the navigation lighting arrangement; and a power supply output (34), coupled to the auxiliary power supply (32), for supplying power from the auxiliary power supply (32) to an exterior aircraft light (4), external to the aircraft navigation light (2).