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 Posted: Tue Jan 17, 2017 4:42 pm Post subject: Red LED Beacon |
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Does anybody have any knowledge of a small aerodynamic red beacon?
My airplane has the wingtip strobes however I do not like to taxi with white strips flashing. It seems more courteous to taxi with just a red light flashing.
I have looked up some of the emergency vehicles style LED flashers however I cannot seem to find one that's a low profile and/or aerodynamic to put on the roof of my velocity. Since this airplane is a pusher it has to be a very starting unit so that no parts fall off and fly into the propeller
Aevo has a small aerodynamic unit however it seems a bit beyond my threshold of pain for my credit card.
Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Bill Hunter
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Rabon
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 9:12 am Post subject: Red LED Beacon |
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Bill,
The very best I have found is the Aveo Posi Strobe Mini Max. Some of
the pain of high first cost could be relieved by the lifetime
guarantee - if it fails for any reason you get a replacement.
These guys have it for $347 including shipping:
http://www.21stcentury-usa.com/aveo/aveoflash/minimax/
It looks like a quality unit, just the thing you need when ahead of the prop.
Jack
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 10:41 am Post subject: Red LED Beacon |
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This company only has red and white, no green! I suppose this would work if
you can figure out how to stay to the right of the world so they can see
your red light, but if anyone gets to your right side, you will be in
violation since you have no green light! :>(
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Eric M. Jones
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 11:57 am Post subject: Re: Red LED Beacon |
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I posted an article some years ago on LED beacons. (attached) At the time they LEDs were marginal but now are easy. (Whelen's engineers probably used this information in their beehive beacon...or if they didn't they should have). The problem is the envelope. You can buy lamp envelopes, but it is cheaper to buy a lamp, chop it and epoxy a connection to it. Old film projector lamps are good sources of globes.
The globes I have seen are not actually very streamlined.
BTW: You can use red lamps instead of white in aircraft because neon had an important part in aviation in the 1920s.
BTW: NOT using a little jar or beehive is my plan. I would appreciate anyone's advice on adding several groups of flush LEDs in a way that met the requirements. Same goes for red and green position lights. Any ideas?
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billhuntersemail(at)gmail
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:34 pm Post subject: Red LED Beacon |
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THANKS for all of the advice.
Yes...the Aevo unit is the one I really want however $339.00 is about
$300.00 more than I wanted to spend.
Whilst blinded by the red tractor trailer corner lights on my drive last
night I got to thinking...dang...those are pretty bright. Sadly after
looking at them online it seems that they are nor 360 degree shine pattern
so no go. The price was right.
A guy could stick about 100 of them on all corners of his airplane like the
truckers do...Hmmm...
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Cheers!!!
Bill Hunter
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 4:58 pm Post subject: Red LED Beacon |
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Hey Eric (Jones),
Looks like someone stole your idea!!! Check this out:
https://www.superbrightleds.com/moreinfo/strobe-beacons/led-hideaway-strobe-
lights-mini-emergency-vehicle-led-warning-lights/1905/#/tab/Overview
At first I thought by looking at the picture that this was a large gumball
like glass dome however this booger is only 1.5 inches tall including the
base. 360 degree pattern.
I also initially did not like the look of the aluminum base...kinda ugly
however they offer a "flange mount" that makes it more aerodynamic. Heck
for 45 BUCKS it just might be what I was looking for!!!
Check out this product review (anyone we know):
BRIGHTEST LED ON THE MARKET! I installed these tiny but Extremely bright
LEDs on my experimental aircraft (Helicopter), and it is very bright even in
direct sunlight! VFR (Visual Flight Rules) See and BE seen when flying in
shared airspace with other aircraft. Not all aircraft have Transponders that
let other aircraft know where you are, so the F.A.A. requires you to be able
to be seen. Sadly, LIGHTING marketed for "Aircraft" is VERY EXPENSIVE! These
tiny but VERY bright lights are AWESOME, and a fraction of the price of
other aviation lighting. I have shared these LEDs with other pilots, and
everyone is impressed! Old fashioned strobes draw lots of energy, and LEDs
do NOT.
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Cheers!!!
Bill Hunter
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rick(at)beebe.org
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| Posted: Wed Jan 18, 2017 8:42 pm Post subject: Red LED Beacon |
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Aveo makes wingtip nav/position/strobe lights that come in red and
green. I put their Aurora lights on my plane this summer. They had a
good deal at AirVenture. I like them a lot.
http://www.aircraftspruce.com/menus/el/ledlighting_zaveoflash.html
--Rick
On 1/18/2017 1:38 PM, Bill Bradburry wrote:
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This company only has red and white, no green! I suppose this would work if
you can figure out how to stay to the right of the world so they can see
your red light, but if anyone gets to your right side, you will be in
violation since you have no green light! :>(
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