Wing-mounted taxi light mirror

[PT20J]

Anyone know the purpose of the little convex mirror inboard of the taxi lights on the M20Js with wing-mounted taxi and landing lights?

Also, thought it funny that the IPC lists K-Mart as a source for replacement. Mine are fine; just can't figure out what they do. I never noticed it until I was replacing landing/taxi lights with LEDs today.

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[carusoam]

Skip,

Got a pic?

Expect the mirrored surface to be spreading light around in a semi useable fashion...?

It may also be used to reflect heat away from parts of the wing...

I expect that I probably have the same wing mounted landing and taxi lights in the O.

Best regards,

-a-

[Awful_Charlie]

Dunno how they are on a J, but on an M the mirrors throw light out towards in front of and below the wingtip

[Supercop0184]

I’m just here for awful Charlie’s profile pic 

[ArtVandelay]

I have wing mounted lights and don’t have any mirrors FWIW.

[CaptRJM]

I’ve never seen any mirrors on Mooneys with enclosed lights on the wingtips. Are you talking about the reflector for the Recognition Lights?  

[Steve W]

58 minutes ago, CaptRJM said:

I’ve never seen any mirrors on Mooneys with enclosed lights on the wingtips. Are you talking about the reflector for the Recognition Lights?  

They're not the wingtip lights, they're the wing mounted landing lights. Item 15 here is the mirror. I don't have a good photo of my lights, but they are there.

 

Edited December 18, 2018 by Steve W

[PT20J]

1 hour ago, Steve W said:

They're not the wingtip lights, they're the wing mounted landing lights. Item 15 here is the mirror. I don't have a good photo of my lights, but they are there.

 

Yep, that's the one. Drawing from the IPC shows the K-Mart mirror in the right wing, inboard of the taxi light.

[Steve W]

As a follow up, here's a photo. This is my left wing, the mirror on each side is mounted on the inboard side, reflecting light to the outboard side.

[PT20J]

Turned the lights on in a dark hangar today. The mirrors reflect the taxi light outboard and slightly ahead of the wing I suppose so you can see better to turn. The old lights were so dim that I never noticed, but the LEDs are bright enough that it may be helpful.