Can I fly it at night?

"bstanton" null.com wrote in message
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If you are a Champ owner, have you read about the great bank
robbery using a Champ for the getaway, CFI's as bank robbers
and bullet holes in the fabric as they escaped?


Yes, in "AOPA Pilot" about a year ago.

If the wing wires are indeed installed, 90% of the work is already done..

We ran wires in Leo's BC12D Tailorcraft using 1/4 x 1/2 inch spruced capstrip
stock as a pusher. We worked the wires from one inspection plate to the next.
His wings already had the bulbs installed - but no wires. Go figure...

Somebody else already mentioned the light socket question. The bulbs (12 volt
only) and mounts are available from Aircraft Spruce.

A Plain Jane pair of tip lights ruin a hundred bucks or more.
Fancy ones are available with built in strobes (!)

I'm curious if the strobes would fill the anti collision ewquirement?

We didn't rig up a rotating collision light.
But a small roller from an EMS/police supplier (or your local truck stop?)
should prove serviceable. Or dig deeper and get a "real" one.

Mounting it is problematic. Depends on the light, and the airplane.

Where would you put it on a Champ? On the belly metal?

Your choice of power sources. Wind driven generators are heavy
(at least the originals were!) and add a lot of drag.

A Gel Cell 12 volt battery is the simplest solution.
And it is not necessarily a permanent installation. (Think "Hand Held")

One last thought...

How will you light the panel?

Richard

Richard Lamb wrote:

I'm curious if the strobes would fill the anti collision ewquirement?

Yes. Maules come that way from the factory.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

Would be a lot simpler, wouldn't it...


Richard

George Patterson wrote:

Richard Lamb wrote:

I'm curious if the strobes would fill the anti collision ewquirement?

Yes. Maules come that way from the factory.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 03:03:42 GMT, Richard Lamb
wrote in ::

A Plain Jane pair of tip lights ruin a hundred bucks or more.

I would get a quote from Wentworth Aircraft before deciding where to
purchase these parts: http://www.wentworthaircraft.com/inforequest.htm
Who knows, they may actually have the certified parts. In my
experience, their prices are reasonable.

http://www.wentworthaircraft.com/home.htm

bstanton wrote:

Does anyone here have current draw specs for standard lights
and strobes?

Whelen makes a small power supply for a single strobe that pulls 1.7 amps at 14
volts. They also make a flasher that will drive two wingtip strobes that pulls 4
amps.

George Patterson
Coffee is only a way of stealing time that should by rights belong to
your slightly older self.

"George Patterson" wrote in message
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Whelen makes a small power supply for a single strobe that pulls 1.7 amps
at 14 volts. They also make a flasher that will drive two wingtip strobes
that pulls 4 amps.

Here's one that shouldn't draw much in the way of current.
http://www.greatplainsas.com/scelectrical.html

My first Emeraude had one on the top of the tail and it worked pretty well.
I had to replace the transistors once when the leads broke from vibration. I
installed two of these in the wingtips of my new Emeraude, but heat would
affect them badly, slowing the rate of flashing until it stopped. I had
"potted" the transistor leads with clear silicone to prevent breaking, which
may have contributed to the heat build-up.

They have been replaced with a Whelan unit from
http://www.strobesnmore.com/.

Rich S.