Hi

Solarfilm, the heat activated model aircraft covering does a chrome finish
film. A couple of sections of this would probably be more effective than
'orange dayglo' that we currently use. The BGA did some empirical testing
and remarked that reflective film ( 3M mirror ) seemed the best solution.
( S&G Aug/Sep 2003 )

Perhaps we should all be flying polished HP18's!

Ian

"Jim Kelly" wrote in message
u...
Has anyone thought to try (very) reflective tape, perhaps covering
the nose area and leading edges of the vertical fin?

We would need to use a malleable material to adapt to the curvaceous
shapes but the sun glinting off these curved surfaces might just
work, thus saving on the energy required to use strobes, LEDs and
the like!

Cheers,

Jim Kelly.



"Jim Kellett" wrote in message
. ..
| Some years back there was an article (maybe several?) in SOARING
magazine
| about installing tip strobes on gliders ...
|
| Anyone remember/know what issue(s) that was in? I'm researching
collision
| avoidance stuff (again, still . . gr)
|
| (Boy, do I wish there was a good INDEX to Soaring! I've got every
copy
| since 1966 and a few going back to 1937, making a fantastic
resource that's
| darn near unusuable because there are no complete indices (and the
few that
| were printed back in the seventies and eighties are poorly
organized . . .))
|
| Jim Kellett
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|