PAR 36 landing light mount

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Any good experience / tips / photos for fabricating an internal mount for a PAR 36 landing light and taxi light?

I saw on an RV forum that suggested the outer bay, where bending stresses in the skin are at their lowest.

I've seen various explanations on how to form the lens cover.

What I'm really looking for is good mechanical design tips for mounting. Do I use the rubber rings that come with the light?

Thanks. 

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Permalink Reply by P. Richards on Sunday

Question?  Is there a certain reason you want to use PAR 36 sized bulbs?

When I designed the landing/taxi wig-wag system for our 701 I looked at how everyone else had done it in the past and decided to go a different direction.

Not that there was anything wrong with how others had done it, I just didn't like the overall size of the standard PAR 36's when there are so many modern LED systems that are much smaller, lighter, and just as bright.

I can help you with CAD drawings for making one yourself. I just need to know what aircraft you are working on.

Permalink Reply by Brian Thomas on Sunday

Thanks for the reply, I should have said I am building a Cruzer.

I already have the lights, just haven't figured out what I need to do (or avoid) in fashioning a mount.

Permalink Reply by Peter Eiberger 10 hours ago

Generally speaking, the outer "rim" of the bulb is sandwiched between two pieces of aluminum to form a mount that "floats" on 3-4 springs over screws that attach the sandwich to a bulkhead in the wing. The screws go into rivnuts in the bulkhead and allow for aiming the light. The clear lens is  typically plexiglass which can be heated and bent to the shape of the wing easily. 

I built my own for my Cruzer, referenced photos of the zenith ktit and vans kits and the Cessna 150 I had at the time. All were very similar in construction. 

I kept it simple. No wig wag/flash etc, single LED light. 

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