Monday, January 12, 2015

Led Obstruction Lights Need To Be Reliable At All Times

By Enid Hinton


Safety in the aeronautics industry is paramount. LED obstruction lights or aircraft warning lights are of a high strength lighting device that are normally seen on tall buildings and structures. These are used as a collision evading measure as they are very noticeable to any aircraft flying during the night. Many of them are normally left on during the day as well. They are all very bright as they need to be seen from great distances.

There are two different types of lamps either the red or the white. The red ones are usually left on or in some instances will turn on and off every few seconds. The white ones are xenon discharge flashers and the current densities are very high. The colour temperature can reach 9800 kelvins which is a white with a subtle shade of sky blue. These are also very popular with photographers even if they tend to be rather high in price.

The above FAA FTB 311L is a system that has a white xenon strobe for day use and a red LED for nighttimes. It has a greater relay monitoring and all programming and diagnostics as well as alarm notifications can do done via laptop. It has a stainless steel enclosure with Fresnel optics to reduce any light scatter.

Many companies that supply these beacons offer training and are conducted by technical specialists. They will ensure that guidance is given on medium and high intensity as well as airport lighting. All of the medium intensity classes as well as the high will be done at the Flash Technology offices.

Clampco Sistemi has been in the business for over twenty years with the designing and manufacturing of warning lights for aircrafts. Their engineers, technicians as well as the designers have superb knowledge in all national and international standards as well as ICAO, FAA, CAP and ENAC regulations. They are there to help with all of their customer's enquiries and will give the best advice where needed.

The red ones are used during the night as they do not merge with the normal night time activities in towns and cities. Even in urban areas they are used as they can be spotted from a great distance informing the pilot of any potential hazards he could encounter. All medium intensity white strobes are used on buildings or structures that are below 500 feet.

For those that use the high intensity strobes the buildings or structures need to exceed 500 feet and are more noticeable during the day and night. Many of today's buildings have antennas, if they are higher than forty feet a medium intensity strobe light is to be placed above this point. They will flash up to forty times every minute.

LED lights are also used on the aircraft itself. A red light can be seen on the left wing and a green on the right. This is to signal any other aircraft in the vicinity that they are not alone and also as a guide as to which direction the other aeroplane is travelling in.

Some limitations must be regarded as well as controlled and operated in a certain way with the help of a good software. It is also critical to the whole enchancement of the operation and other technological development. These are also used in vehicles, businesses and shows. One must put in mind all the good tips that need to be regarded well.




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