LED Landing lights

[Jfquebec]

Hi josh...i order 3 led chip last week for making strobe..
10watt ,900 lumen for 2.95$ each with driver..free shipping..
And i order amd strobe module from superbright led...for 17$...
This little led are very powerfull..and an lens reflector from alibaba...

It is not very expensive if it work...i will make some heating test ..

[Esser]

Let me know what you come up with JF. I was think of alibaba to get the cost down further but I don't want to sacrifice quality so I would be interested to see how how make out

[Jfquebec]

yes...i will give you "come back" of my led project....i check for 30w,50w and 100 w led chip ...but it work on 32 volt,,,so you need an tranformer
but it is really bright...30 watt is 3000 lumen,,,50 watt is 4000-5000 lumen and 100 watt is 8000-9000 lumen...
i will make a tes how far you see the strobe in daylight with the 10 watt....and if i dont like the result i will going with 30w with tranformer

[Danzer1]

Here's another idea for you guys: http://www.amazon.com/3800lm-Outdoor.../dp/B009PWE6RW

Already in a weatherproof housing, all you'd have to do is rewire the switching and power (which you have to do anyway) and mount them.

Greg

[FoxDB]

I ordered this pair as backup lights for my Suzuki Samurai. I installed 1 and tested, it is so good I don't think I will in stall the other. I believe they are 1620 Lumens each.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/2PCS-LED-Wor...item3cec8c3a85

[Esser]

Well here are some pictures for everyone. We are designing it to fit into the kitfox wing. It is a little bigger than we were hoping for but we made it fit.

We designed a water proof housing which drove up the weight to 196 grams(7 oz). We hope to have the first prototype fully machines and assembled in a couple weeks to verify strength, weight, and performance. So far we have the chip and the light and it looks very promising. Hard to show in pictures.

[HighWing]

My experience. I put some home brew (Meaning non name branded) position and strobes on my currently flying Model IV. They were from a design by the electronics GURU at Kitplanes. It wasn't until recently that I re-read my Airworthiness Certificate and Operating Limitations that I noticed that the airplane is limited to daytime VFR. At the time of the inspection, there was no talk about any of the systems, electrical or otherwise, just a fairly thorough inspection. You guys who are going the inexpensive or home brew route might put a little research and documentation into your build book and maybe should bring up the subject during the inspection. I doubt many of these guys know a lumen from a lemon, but they do recognize a Whelen when they see one.