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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] 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
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