12/20/2004 05:15:00 PM,
Serialize complete at 12/20/2004 05:15:00 PM
Sad to say,
Nobody responded to say they were actually flying with a landing light
system they were actually satisfied with
It seems to be general knowledge at this point that the little fog lamps
sold in auto stores rated at 55w are
inadequate for landing lights irrespective of where they are installed.
Actual PAR (i.e., GE4509) lamps, automotive high beam (incandescent,
halogen or best HID-xenon) provide
adequate focused illumination but run very hot, i.e., above Tg of most of
our E glass/Aeropoxy structures
I am going to try to remold a nose gear wheel pant to extend it forward to
fit a standard GE PAR lamp as my winter
project. I guess I will have to design a metal mounting frame that can
diffuse and radiate heat. In the NYC metro
area where I fly, landing lights are usually kept on at low altitudes for
collision avoidance in the relatively crowded skies.
Aside from that, I'd love to hear from people with designs they have
validated with night flight testing.
Ira N224XS flying (at night without landing light, just whelan strobes and
position lights)
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