Oxley LED landing light Oxley Group has received a order for the supply of LED landing and taxi lights for Swedish Saab Gripen fighter ai...
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| Oxley LED landing light |
The production order is for the supply of 140 shipsets of lights with delivery starting in August and continuing through to October 2015.
Oxley LED lights are highly resistant to shock and vibration, including gunfire and operate effectively across a wide range of temperatures.
Mean Time Between Failure is in excess of 13,000 hours for the landing light and 14,000 hours for the taxi light, compared to halogen units which typically require replacement after as little as 2.5 hours.
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| Saab Gripen Fighter |
The landing and taxi lights is also NVG (Night Vision Goggle) friendly and emit significantly less infra-red radiation than a standard halogen light.
Both of the new lights exceed current operational requirements, with the NVG friendly TM High Intensity LED Landing light delivering a peak intensity greater than 200,000cd, while the rugged High Intensity LED Taxi Light has a peak intensity performance greater than 27,000cd.
Powered directly from the aircraft's 115V/400Hz supply, without the requirement for an external supply, the lights use significantly less power than existing technology just 65W for the landing light and 37W for the taxi light.
Both units are extremely robust and benefit from a toughened borosilicate clear glass lens and an aluminium housing with a matt black hard anodised finish.
Both of the units are qualified IAW MIL-STD-810F and RCTA DO-160F Aerospace standards.
Oxley currently supplies wing tip, tail light, position lights and the control box for the aircraft external lighting system on the Gripen C & D variants.
