Just lay out the array so that each row points at a slightly different
angle....or two clusters, one pointing forward and one cluster pointing
straight off the end of the wing...with a slight tilt away from center
as you move to the outer edge of the cluster. Not that hard to
accommodate the regs.

RobertR237 wrote:

In article , "Robert Little"
writes:


You are right about that, but the new lights on the tractor-trailer rigs
sure seem bright enough and no maintenance. RTL


It's not the brightness issue so much as the spread. Look at the regulations
on the required viewing angles and maybe you will understand. The LED's are
unidirectional and could cause a problem meeting the regulations. If you will
note, those truck lights need only be seen from behind and traffic signals
benefit from not having too wide a viewing angle.

Bob Reed
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