Abstract:The external lighting system of the aircraft is an important system affecting the safety of the aircraft. In addition to carrying out necessary equipment qualification tests, the aircraft system usually also needs to carry out on-board ground tests of the lighting system, which is a quantitative test of the performance of the lighting lamps. In China, there are some HB and GJB documents that introduce the test content of lighting, but only put forward detailed testing requirements for the quantitative test of lighting, and do not explain the testing methods and equipment, and the actual test cannot be effectively carried out according to the testing requirements. In view of the testing requirements of the standard documents, this paper analyses the detection principle of the in-flight ground test, explains what kind of testing equipment is selected, and finally forms a complete set of in-flight ground test implementation methods and steps for the aircraft external lighting system. Taking the on-board ground test of the lighting system of a typical aircraft as an example, the test criteria and test data processing instructions are listed in detail. This paper can provide guidance for various types of aircraft to carry out on-board ground tests of lighting systems, and provide a reference for airworthiness certification tests.