Latest Trends In Aviation Lights

Emergency or warning lights are used in any and every kind of motor vehicle. Be it break lights, indicators, siren or emergency - warning lights cannot be just mistreated. And when it comes to the airways, the entire aviation industry considers these warning aviation lights quite seriously. While flying, other planes or tall buildings & structures can distract the pilot. The probability of this disturbance increases during night. And here enters the aviation light industry to play its part.

What are Aviation Lights?
In simple words, warning or aviation lights are high illumination that help in directing the plane towards correct path, be it in the air or on the runway. Usually, these aviation warning lights are installed on tall structures (200 ft. or above) to prevent the collision of the plane with other aircrafts or buildings. These lights also help the aircraft controllers to locate the position of the aircraft from the ground.

Types of Aviation Lights
There are commonly two types of aviation lights – Red and White Lights. Of these two, the red ones are used in night hours as they are not affected by other rays of light in the surrounding areas. Almost all the urban area airports and runways prefer red LED lights. Contrary to this, white lights are used in day time. White aviation lights are also manufactured in two types. The medium density lights are installed on a height of about 200 to 500 feet, while high-intensity white aviation lights are installed even above than this.

Advantages of LED Lights Over Incandescent Bulbs
Incandescent light modules have been superseded by the high illumination LED lights. Right from the illumination to the installation, LED lights serve the purpose in a far better way than conventional incandescent bulbs. Their major advantages are:

1. The best part lies with the LED lights in the fact that these provide reliable illumination with low power consumption.


2. Their small size makes them quite flexible for installation and final lighting effect.


3. Moreover, LED lights come with a high life expectancy. In other words, their ‘Mean Time Before Failure’ (MTBF) is about 10,000 hours, which is quite good in comparison to the incandescent bulbs.


4. Another prominent benefit is that these help in power consumption up to a large extent (approximately 40% than the incandescent lamps).

You will hardly find any incandescent light type in the aviation industry today. This way, the revolutionary LED aviation lights have a long way to go!

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