Vital Ideas Regarding Lighting For Heliport

الجمعة، 2 ديسمبر 2016

By Paul Wood


Airport transport is one of the reliable transport modes as it is not only fast but also convenient as you get maximum comfort, an experience that will linger in your mind forever. However, such an area requires utmost illumination not only for security reasons but also for safety reasons too. Incidences, where airplanes crash as a result of exceeding the runway due to its unclear nature, are disappointing accidents that are costly, painful and could be avoided by proper lighting. However, installing such light is not done commonly as that of your home. Uniformity has to be achieved on the various platforms such as the rooftops. Learn more on lighting for Heliport installation.

Approach lightings are very vital as they tell the pilot on the specific lane of the runway to land or take off. They should be placed along the runway and a space of 30 meters adhered to between them. Furthermore, 90 meters should be left too from the takeoff. The cross bars that support the light in position at the desired viewpoint should be 18m long too.

Additional light bulbs can be added beyond the crossbar at intervals of 30m if the final approach needs to be made more visible. The light can either be flashing or steady whichever suits the environment best. The light should be at least 210 meters in length if the approach installation for a non-precision final approach and take off area.

For a ground-level heliport, illumination for the Final approach and Take-Off area must be done on the edges, covering the whole area. On the regular, if the area is constructed in a square or rectangular shape, it should have at the minimum, four lights with a 50 meters spacing so that every corner has a light. For other shapes that the Final Approach and Takeoff may assume, the bulbs must be at least 10 and should have a spacing of 5-meter intervals. The lights, of course, is multidirectional and white color.

Pointing lights are usually a vital tool for a safe landing. They differ from the runway light in the sense that they move up and down to show the pilot the specific section on the ground he or she should direct the plane for safe landing. They are usually installed to achieve a wedge shape usually a minimum of 6 bulbs white in color.

Floodlight and perimeter light bulbs are another part of the installation system which is installed in the touchdown and lift-off area. In case the FATO lights are installed then luminescent panel light bulbs should also be used at a spacing of 3m in elevated ones and for the ground ones a spacing of 5m. Green is the color of these lights, and they can be steady with a minimum of 4 light bulbs each side. If floodlights are to be used then, they are placed at 10m intervals on the floor. The light bulbs must be either at the edge or at a maximum of 1.5m away from the touchdown.

Taxiway and Apron installation are very vital without them then the airport installation is not complete. The conventional installation is blue and Omni-directional. Such lightings are usually powered y a 240v low voltage transformer.

How to go about such heliport installation is critical, and the guidelines are usually sourced from ICAO. Such lights in such an area are critical if the safety and classy of the passengers, workers, and the airport respectively are to adhere too.




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