Nascent Aviation Blogs

As many may know, the cockpit windshield of an aircraft is an essential element for flight, allowing pilots to maintain visuals outside of the vehicle for the means of effectively managing the flight path and attitude of the aircraft while also avoiding any potential hazards. With this importance, many systems are implemented on a typical aircraft windshield to keep it clear, though this is fairly ineffective during low-light conditions, such as when flying in night hours. As pilots may have little to no visuals outside of the cockpit during these hours, one may wonder how so many night flights are carried out safely and with ease.