To: Cyclic Hotline
The CNN bit was taken with some type if IR adapter or night vision type lens however these were sparks or flashes of light. When I worked for Bell in Iran because of the low humidity most of the helicopters we had in our fleet (900) could be seen with the halo when flying at night and this was with the naked eye. As I indicated the AH1-
Js and 214s had no means of dissipating the static charge and they had a very bright halo when flying at night.
The light device shown in the web page looks to be an adaptation of the Israeli system. I’m sure the article in Aviation Leak and Space Technology indicated their lights were powered by static charge. I may be wrong and this is in fact the Israeli system.