Sea King Accident 22 March 2003; Collision between XV650 and XV704
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Someone who had dealings with Hella KG Hueck & Co. who designed the original Dual Colour Strobe Light.
A few years ago they were sold to Goodrich. Goodrich would possibly jump all over a website and poster who blamed or appeared to blame the equipment rather than the installation design, which is beyond their control.
I was also told the following;
The RN has resisted strobe lights since about 1980 when the RAF started fitting them. They refused to buy them because they did all the trials work from 75-80 then the RAF jumped in and installed the lights. The RN then sulked and looked for excuses to stay with rotating beacons. Almost every other naval air service uses strobe lights without problems but the combination of no dimmer and no NVG lights has been a major safety issue for years.
A few years ago they were sold to Goodrich. Goodrich would possibly jump all over a website and poster who blamed or appeared to blame the equipment rather than the installation design, which is beyond their control.
I was also told the following;
The RN has resisted strobe lights since about 1980 when the RAF started fitting them. They refused to buy them because they did all the trials work from 75-80 then the RAF jumped in and installed the lights. The RN then sulked and looked for excuses to stay with rotating beacons. Almost every other naval air service uses strobe lights without problems but the combination of no dimmer and no NVG lights has been a major safety issue for years.
