Heliport Electroluminescent (E-L) Lighting System Preliminary Evaluation
This document describes the work performed to determine whether an electroluminescent (E-L) panel heliport lighting system possesses sufficient potential to warrant a full scale evaluation at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center.
Flight testing was conducted using the FAAts S-76 helicopter to fly approaches to and orbits around the 60-foot E-L helipad.
Results of the flight testing showed that the E-L system has insufficient intensity and inadequate cut-off angle to support nighttime helicopter operations and therefore does not warrant further evaluation at the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Technical Center.
DOT/FAA/CT-TN86/22
Author: Paul Jones