For brilliant strobe lights that are incredibly power
efficient contact Phil Manning. He is an engineer and
ex-glider pilot who has developed high intensity, flashig
LED's. They are 'cold' so can be housed in an aerodynamic
shape. His email is :-


For a reflective device, why not simply apply a reflective
caoting to the canopy? A bit like those mirrored glasses.
They are still available for use as automobile accessories.
They also make the cockpit a bit cooler. If anyone
thinks of adopting this approach, however, do also
ensure that your eyes have adequate protection against
UV light. A dark tint to the canopy will cause the
pupils to enlarge thereby exposing the lense of the
eye to more of the ambient UV light with concommitant
risk of cattaract formation.

At 06:36 11 July 2004, J.M. Farrington wrote:


Any other suggestions for passive reflective devices
will also be
appreciated. Suggestions and thoughts on active devices,
i.e. strobes
will
also be handy.

Regards

Henk Stander

Seeing that you are going to be using Lawrence Welk's
mirrored ball, you
should also attach his perpetual bubble machine, and
use it for thermal
location.

John