Strobe and Tail light on a 750??? - Zenith Aircraft Builders and Flyers2024-03-29T06:11:10Zhttps://zenith.aero/forum/topics/strobe-and-tail-light-on-a-750?commentId=2606393%3AComment%3A652232&feed=yes&xn_auth=noThanks David.
Have a great da…tag:zenith.aero,2022-06-20:2606393:Comment:8718422022-06-20T21:05:04.220ZKen Lovsinhttps://zenith.aero/profile/KenLovsin
<p>Thanks David.</p>
<p>Have a great day.</p>
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<p>Ken</p>
<p>Thanks David.</p>
<p>Have a great day.</p>
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<p>Ken</p> I bought the tail light fairi…tag:zenith.aero,2022-06-19:2606393:Comment:8717392022-06-19T16:39:48.233ZDavid Larsonhttps://zenith.aero/profile/DavidLarson
<div><p>I bought the tail light fairing from Zenith for my 750 STOL. Here it is installed with the AeroLed Suntail.</p>
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<div><p>I bought the tail light fairing from Zenith for my 750 STOL. Here it is installed with the AeroLed Suntail.</p>
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</div> Hi Richard, do you have any p…tag:zenith.aero,2022-06-17:2606393:Comment:8717222022-06-17T22:05:18.806ZKen Lovsinhttps://zenith.aero/profile/KenLovsin
<p>Hi Richard, do you have any pictures you could share of the LED tail light installation? Looking at adding a uAvionix tail beacon to my 750 super duty.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Ken</p>
<p>Hi Richard, do you have any pictures you could share of the LED tail light installation? Looking at adding a uAvionix tail beacon to my 750 super duty.</p>
<p>Thanks,</p>
<p>Ken</p> Rudder-mounted tail-lights ar…tag:zenith.aero,2018-12-14:2606393:Comment:6572762018-12-14T02:00:51.632ZZenair Ltd.https://zenith.aero/profile/ZenairLtd
<p>Rudder-mounted tail-lights are indeed less popular now, but for those who still want one, Zenair offers this simple-to-install vacuum-molded tail-light fairing (P/N <span style="text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #303030;"><span><strong>RUD-NAV</strong></span></span>):</p>
<p><a href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/349566367?profile=original" rel="noopener" target="_blank"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/349566367?profile=original"></img></a> For more info, scroll to the bottom of this page:…</p>
<p>Rudder-mounted tail-lights are indeed less popular now, but for those who still want one, Zenair offers this simple-to-install vacuum-molded tail-light fairing (P/N <span style="text-decoration: none; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; color: #303030;"><span><strong>RUD-NAV</strong></span></span>):</p>
<p><a target="_blank" href="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/349566367?profile=original" rel="noopener"><img class="align-full" src="https://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/349566367?profile=original"/></a>For more info, scroll to the bottom of this page: <a rel="nofollow noopener" href="http://zenair.weebly.com/fiberglass--plastic-parts.html" target="_blank">http://zenair.weebly.com/fiberglass--plastic-parts.html</a></p>
<p>Note: Fits on trailing edge of all CH aircraft rudders.</p>
<p></p> I did it on my 650 rudder aft…tag:zenith.aero,2018-12-12:2606393:Comment:6570512018-12-12T18:51:54.404ZRichard Kurlinskihttps://zenith.aero/profile/RichardKurlinski
<p>I did it on my 650 rudder after the rudder was complete. I purchased the LED tail light from Zenith with the thermoformed fairing. The hole you cut in the trailing edge of the rudder is large and I had no problem feeding the wire through the hole on the leading edge and hooking up the light. Took less than an hour.</p>
<p>I did it on my 650 rudder after the rudder was complete. I purchased the LED tail light from Zenith with the thermoformed fairing. The hole you cut in the trailing edge of the rudder is large and I had no problem feeding the wire through the hole on the leading edge and hooking up the light. Took less than an hour.</p> Thank you Johntag:zenith.aero,2018-12-12:2606393:Comment:6567342018-12-12T15:37:35.960ZBarry J. Meunierhttps://zenith.aero/profile/BarryJMeunier
Thank you John
Thank you John Seems to me that rudder tail…tag:zenith.aero,2018-11-06:2606393:Comment:6522322018-11-06T02:55:40.802ZJohn Austinhttps://zenith.aero/profile/JohnLAustin
<p>Seems to me that rudder tail lights are becoming less popular - most of the wingtip LED nav/strobes also have a rear-facing white position light that serves the same purpose as the rudder light. I've used <a href="https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/aveopowerburst.php?clickkey=5779" rel="noopener" target="_blank">Aveo's "Powerburst" LED</a> nav/strobe/rear position light for 6+ years and they work great.</p>
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<p>My 750's Ed.1 fiberglass wingtips have a slight curvature in…</p>
<p>Seems to me that rudder tail lights are becoming less popular - most of the wingtip LED nav/strobes also have a rear-facing white position light that serves the same purpose as the rudder light. I've used <a href="https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/elpages/aveopowerburst.php?clickkey=5779" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Aveo's "Powerburst" LED</a> nav/strobe/rear position light for 6+ years and they work great.</p>
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<p>My 750's Ed.1 fiberglass wingtips have a slight curvature in the mounting area, so I fabricated a flat aluminum mounting plate (clear coated) with a rubber gasket underneath to conform to the curvature. The mounting plate also doubles as a reflector to further enhance the strobe's flash:</p>
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<p>I later beta-tested a pre-production skyBeacon ADSB which needed to be mounted forward of the wing to clearly receive the transponder squawk data (the current production model uses a different reception method and probably would work fine mounted directly on the wingtip). So, I incorporated the Powerburst's mounting plate into a custom mount I made for the skyBeacon and this has worked well:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1791532358?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="425" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1791532358?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="425" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p>The current production skyBeacon also incorporates a strobe, so this might be a consideration if you're considering ADSB-out. However, I don't think it has a rear position light. They do, however, make the "tailBeacon" ADSB-out for mounting on the rudder that does incorporate a rear position light:</p>
<p><a href="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2171072977?profile=original" target="_self"><img width="425" src="http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/2171072977?profile=RESIZE_480x480" width="425" class="align-full"/></a></p>
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<p>John<br/>N750A</p>
<p><em>(not affiliated with Aveo or uAvionix)</em></p>