LED strobes are increasingly common in the amateur-built arena. The desire to save weight means it's pretty unusual to install a strobe which requires a heavy power box these days.
- mark On 21/09/2011, at 7:18, "Future Aviation" <ec...@internode.on.net> wrote: > Hi Anthony and others! > > You might recall that I have embedded a row of LED strobe lights into the > leading edge of the winglets > on my ASH 25. It was a trail for Schleicher and happend about four or five > years ago. > > I don't use them all the time because they only stand out while cruising > under a cloudstreet or in slightly > overcast conditions. In bright daylight they are less effective but I still > turn them on while flying in areas > of high traffic density. > > The very latest generation of LED strobes are by far more powerful and a lot > more effective. They will > momentarily blind you if you look directly into them - just as conventional > strobes do. The relatively > narrow beam remains a problem but this can be overcome by embedding several > rows of LED lights > into the leading edge of the fin. This option is now available on the latest > breed of Schleicher ships. > The beauty is that there are no aerodynamic penalties at all. > > Kind regards to all > > Bernard > > From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net > [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Anthony Smith > Sent: Tuesday, 20 September 2011 8:52 PM > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider visibility-UK-BGA > > Not necessarily. A range of high intensity LED strobes are coming into the > market. An example is: > > > > http://www.aeroleds.com/ > > > > It may soon be feasible to run a pair of wing tip strobes off a second > battery for aircraft operating in high traffic areas. > > > > > > > > From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net > [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of John > McFarlane > Sent: Tuesday, 20 September 2011 8:07 AM > To: 'Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia.' > Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider visibility-UK-BGA > > > > Back to Day-Glo wing tips and noses again – small wheel > > > > > > > > From: aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net > [mailto:aus-soaring-boun...@lists.internode.on.net] On Behalf Of Christopher > Mc Donnell > Sent: Tuesday, 20 September 2011 7:24 AM > To: Gliding mail list > Subject: [Aus-soaring] Glider visibility-UK-BGA > > > > http://www.atc-network.com/News/39650/CAA-funds-visibility-trial > > _______________________________________________ > Aus-soaring mailing list > Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net > To check or change subscription details, visit: > http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
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