Performance Assessment of the Vestas InteliLight™ System as an Aircraft Detection Lighting System
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Technology Research and Development Branch (ATR) personnel conducted a performance assessment of the Vestas InteliLight™ System. The purpose of this assessment was to determine if the Vestas InteliLight system meets the aircraft detection lighting system (ADLS) requirements specified in Chapter 14 of FAA Advisory Circular (AC) 70/7460-1L, “Obstruction Marking and Lighting.” FAA ATR personnel assessed the Vestas InteliLight system at the Braderup Wind Park, located near Braderup, Germany. This performance assessment, consisting of demonstrations, flight testing, and data analysis was conducted on September 20, 2016. In this performance assessment, a series of flight patterns were flown against the Vestas InteliLight system to demonstrate whether it could meet the FAA performance requirements specified in AC 70/7460-1L. The Vestas InteliLight system performed according to the manufacturer’s specifications and met the performance requirements identified in AC 70/7460-1L. At the time of the performance assessment, the Vestas InteliLight system was not approved for operation in the United States. It was approved for use in Europe, but approval was not received from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and FAA Spectrum Office until January 11, 2017. The Vestas InteliLight system will be installed at a wind park near Hancock, Maine by October 2017. Following installation, FAA ATR personnel will conduct a performance assessment of the Vestas InteliLight system installed in Hancock. At the conclusion of this performance assessment, a description of the system installation, results, and conclusions will be reported.
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Corporate Authors:
Federal Aviation Administration
William J. Hughes Technical Center, Airport Technology Research and Development Branch
Atlantic City International Airport
Atlantic City, NJ United States 08405SRA International, Incorporated
1201 New Road, Suite #242
Linwood, NJ United States 08221Federal Aviation Administration
Airport Engineering Division
800 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC United States 20591 -
Authors:
- Patterson Jr, James
- Canter, Garrison
- Publication Date: 2017-6
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Edition: Interim Report
- Features: Appendices; Figures; Maps; Photos; References;
- Pagination: 53p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Aviation safety; Detection and identification systems; Evaluation and assessment; Obstruction lights; Performance tests; Specifications
- Geographic Terms: Braderup (Germany)
- Subject Areas: Aviation; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01640948
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: DOT/FAA/TC-17/30
- Files: TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 13 2017 9:11AM