154 function as landing light assemblies light beams 164 and 166 also can be directed to a second position 306 so that light assemblies 152 and 154 function as runway turnoff light assemblies during taxiing a second set of light assemblies 352 and 354 are mounted at the wing roots of wings 158 and 162 outboard of light assemblies 152 and 154 respectively referring to fig2 and 23 in an exemplary embodiment light assemblies 352 and 354 are configured so that their lighting patterns are canted slightly downward and turned slightly inboard during landing light beams 308 and 310 produced by light assemblies 352 and 354 respectively illuminate the runway surface during landing the canting of light beams 308 and 310 also would illuminate the area under the fuselage 250 that would typically be illuminated by conventional retractable and or nose gear mounted light assemblies in another exemplary embodiment light assemblies 352 and 354 also could be multi function light assemblies that produce light beams that are directed from a first position such as for landing to a second position such as taxiing referring to fig2 26 in another exemplary embodiment light assemblies 352 and 354 are steerable that is the light beams produced from light assemblies 352 and 354 can be steered continuously from one position to another in one embodiment the light assemblies are coupled to a direction input mechanism 360 such as a lever a joy stick a steering wheel or the line in another embodiment the direction input mechanism is the nose wheel 360 of nose.