[VohuMana]

I’m really surprised lights used to simulate sunrise placed 20-30ft away could completely melt the foam holding the exterior windows in place.

[dylan604]

I was doing slomo capture of objects being dropped into a small fish tank. I only had a small lighting kit where my largest light was only 750w. To compensate, I placed the lamps mere inches away. By the end of the shoot, the heat melted the top frame of the tank that would normally hold the housing for the tank's light.

Some productions can bring out 10K lamps and larger. They definitely get H O T.

[chmod775]

Only 750W?

That's as much heat as some electric stovetops produce.

[javawizard]

Oh I don't know. The aircraft appears to be painted with a dark colored paint; that would naturally absorb any heat energy from the lights, and film set lights are really bright.

[llsf]

Yes, but what about the same place, sitting on the tarmac in hot latitude airport (Singapore, Doha, Las Vegas, etc.) ? It is a bit puzzling to know that heat from lights could damage windows of an airplane.