Aircraft light configurations?

It is a standard, and you are correct that vessels and aircraft have the same navigation lights. Green on the right (starboard) and red on the left (port) and a white light facing rearwards. Only aircraft have the anti-collision light which is the red flashing light and this can be on the top, bottom or both of the aircraft and should be visible 360 degrees. The strobes are more for bad weather and just add to the safety of being seen. See FAR 23.1389, I attached the link for you.

Each type of aircraft have certain characteristics about them. If you take the time to take note of these characteristics they are easy to identify at night. For example, DC-9's, MD-80's, and B-717's all have landing lights located on the wing tips and are easy to ID on approach. Some of Southwest's B-737's have wig-wags, the old Lockheed L-1011's had dual rotators on the top and bottom, and your Bell 407's and American-Euro-choppers have a fast 4 flash strobe on the tail. These are just a few examples, but with enough plane-gazing you will learn the characteristics.

Aircraft lights are called "position lights". The left wing light is always red, the right wing light is always green and the rear tail lights are always amber. Each position light is also supported by a strobe light that makes aircraft easier to see in fog, rain, clouds, or when there is a lot of smog. Aircraft position lights tell other pilots what the position of the aircraft is in the air . Red no passing left, green passing right. The flashing light in the center of the fuselage is a "anti-collision" light that rotates dual mirrors inside a red outer cover that flashes for "anti-collision" purposes. There is also a "anti- collision" light on top of the fuselage that you cannot see from the ground flashing opposite the one on the bottom. Position lights can be placed on "steady" or "flashing" according to the pilots requirements, that means that the wing tip lights and tail lights "blink" at intervals or remain steady. In foggy, cloudy weather if your were behind a aircraft you would see a reflection of red, or green from the wing tip lights as well as a reflection of amber from the tail.

It is my understanding that all aircraft have the same lights, in the same positions. All they are useful for it to tell the height of the aircraft from the ground, the size of the aircraft, and its position in the sky. A Boeing 727 and 737 are virtually the same aircraft. Seeing the lights on either would not enable you to tell one from the other. This link explains what the lights are for in detail; not, unfortunately, how to use them to tell aircraft apart.

No sorry you cannot do this , I am not sure you can identify what kind of ship it is by lighting , it all looks red and green.Aircraft have the same lights , Nav lights/ strobe , BNC , Rotating Beacon , so no you would not be able to tell.

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Aircraft do not all have strobes.

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