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New landing light for the RV-7 and -8

 
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alfolavf(at)online.no
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:03 am    Post subject: New landing light for the RV-7 and -8 Reply with quote
HI!

I just saw that Vans has a new landing light system in their online-store.
It's designed for installation in the wing tips (2 in each), gives a total of 300W (4 x 75W)

It can only be installed in the new wingtips with the straight TE. (W-715-1)

Has anyone experience with this product?
Is it better than the Duckworks 100W for example? Easy to install?
It appeals to me that I don't have to cut in the nice LE of my QB-wings... and more light ofcourse.

Best regards Alf Olav Frog / Norway

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tylerii(at)infoave.net
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:40 am    Post subject: New landing light for the RV-7 and -8 Reply with quote
Ordered these, and when they came in I hooked them up to measure "in
rush current" as I noticed that they are the high wattage minature
halogen. In rush current was greater than 20 amps for about 8 seconds
until they came up to full bright. I then measured the in rush current
for the Duckworth and found that the current barely exceeded 10 amps for
less than a second. Also the heat generation in the confined space in
the wing tip and the fact that the composite laminate of the wing tip
was barely adequate for the loads, I felt that I should just go with the
Duck lights in the wings. Sent the other lights back.
That's just my opinion
Tyler RV7A N442MN

Alf Olav Frog wrote:

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HI!

I just saw that Vans has a new landing light system in their online-store.
It's designed for installation in the wing tips (2 in each), gives a total of 300W (4 x 75W)

It can only be installed in the new wingtips with the straight TE. (W-715-1)

Has anyone experience with this product?
Is it better than the Duckworks 100W for example? Easy to install?
It appeals to me that I don't have to cut in the nice LE of my QB-wings... and more light ofcourse.

Best regards Alf Olav Frog / Norway




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lhelming(at)sigecom.net
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 7:04 am    Post subject: New landing light for the RV-7 and -8 Reply with quote
And demanding a bigger alternator perhaps.
do not archive
Indiana Larry, RV7 SunSeeker 85+ hours flying

Quote:
HI!

I just saw that Vans has a new landing light system in their online-store.
It's designed for installation in the wing tips (2 in each), gives a total
of 300W (4 x 75W)

It can only be installed in the new wingtips with the straight TE.
(W-715-1)

Has anyone experience with this product?
Is it better than the Duckworks 100W for example? Easy to install?
It appeals to me that I don't have to cut in the nice LE of my QB-wings...
and more light ofcourse.

Best regards Alf Olav Frog / Norway



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182ppl(at)comcast.net
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:32 am    Post subject: New landing light for the RV-7 and -8 Reply with quote
I do not have any experience with the product that Vans sells but the
Creativair.com landing lights look very similar.
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dhall(at)donka.net
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:12 pm    Post subject: New landing light for the RV-7 and -8 Reply with quote
A friend has wing tip landing lights. They don't really light up front and
center all that well because the notched tip introduces its own obstruction.
It's not unusable for that flaw, and they are nifty otherwise. I wanted to
be sure of plenty of forward light, so I went with duckworks HID in the
leading edge. Mine are only lighting up my shop at this point...


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lhelming(at)sigecom.net
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PostPosted: Fri Feb 17, 2006 6:14 am    Post subject: New landing light for the RV-7 and -8 Reply with quote
Just a point about the amount of light that projects with the Duckworks LE
lights. I have found that they work just fine at lighting the runway and
taxi way for my tailwheeler. I adjusted the lights so they shine down as
much as possible with the provided kit. The lack of watts is not a problem.

Indiana Larry, RV7 SunSeeker 85+ hours flying

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