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PRODUCT FEATURE
DeVore LED Lights
By Lynn Hogan
DeVore lighting systems have become floodlighting for helicopters. These include Forward Facing Recognition
a staple in helicopter safety lighting over uniquely capable aircraft typically fly at Lights, which offer in-flight safety bene-
the past 30 years. Following up the de- low altitude with more traffic and use fits both day and night. Most helicopters
velopment and certification of “logo” unique traffic patterns. They also have operate in the see-and-be-seen environ-
light systems for most airliner models in tail rotors and exposure to them during ment at relatively low altitudes. FFRL’s
the early 1970’s and selling over 125 air- ground operations. DeVore developed greatly enhance the visibility of aircraft
lines on this concept of marketing and the first TEL-TAIL lighting system for in all types of VFR conditions.
safety, DeVore applied the in-flight and helicopters in 1977 and received FAA About 20 years ago, DeVore applies its
ground enhanced safety of the “logo STC approval for it on the Bell 206 Je- logo light experience in the airline indus-
light” to business aviation and renamed tRanger. Hence the vertical tail / rotor try to helicopters by creating the fuselage
it the vertical tail floodlight. Business air- floodlight was born. In subsequent years, floodlight. The benefits are two fold. In
craft owners and operators embraced the DeVore obtained FAA STC approval for addition to lighting the logo of a TV sta-
safety advantage of TEL-TAIL® lights most all Bell, Aerospatiale, MBB, Euro- tion, other ENG companies or EMS orga-
and DeVore sold thousands of STC’d copter, Agusta and Sikorsky models and nizations, the fuselage floodlight lights up
TEL-TAIL vertical tail floodlight sys- thousands of helicopters now fly with the the side of a helicopter, thereby making it
tems. DeVore owns over 150 STC’s for benefits of TEL-TAIL vertical tail / rotor more visible in the air or on the ground at
hundreds of aircraft models. By 1976, floodlights. In the 1980’s, DeVore ex- accident scenes. There have been in-
DeVore recognized the benefits of tail panded its lighting line for helicopters to stances of emer- Continued on page 30
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