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Vans and Aero LED carbon fiber wingtips.
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rdamazio
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You can see it, including special introductory pricing, on their website: https://aeroleds.com/products/aerosun-vxi/
It seems to be a bit brighter than the Ziptips (I think those are 10,000 lm?), but as others mentioned, I'd personally be hesitant due to the conductivity of carbon fiber.
It seems to be a bit brighter than the Ziptips (I think those are 10,000 lm?), but as others mentioned, I'd personally be hesitant due to the conductivity of carbon fiber.
I have owned a few sets of AeroLED's over the years and will say they are high quality fixtures. I also have a set of ZipTips v3 for my -10 and also consider them to be high quality as well.
However, your comment about the lumens being less for the ZipTips caught my attention. I'm not aware that Aveo has issued a Lumens spec for brightness on the ZipTips, however I'm attaching a polar candela chart for a wing module that shows 168,000 candela for a each wing, which compares well to the 150,000 candela the AeroLED's provide, indicating the ZipTips are a little over 10% brighter than the AeroLED units (AeroLED did not provide an angle for for measurement, but I'm assuming it is in the runway direction).
To be sure, Lumens is total light a unit provides and Candela is the measured light in a specific direction.
It would be interesting to see the new AeroLED units in real-world comparison to the Aveo ZipTip version 3 units.
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StressedOut
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I'm looking to buy a set of Zip Tips for my RV-14A right now. AeroLED is a great product, but is there anything to recommend these wingtips over the Aveo product?
I couldn't make AirVenture this year unfortunately. I was hoping that Aveo would have some show discount on the Zip Tips this week. I see nothing on their website except you get a free PosiStrobe Daylight with purchase. It looks like just another position light on the tail, so I don't see the need.
If there is anyone at the show and you happen by Aveo's booth (Hangar D, Booth 4040 near one of the side entrances), could you ask if there are any show discounts?
I couldn't make AirVenture this year unfortunately. I was hoping that Aveo would have some show discount on the Zip Tips this week. I see nothing on their website except you get a free PosiStrobe Daylight with purchase. It looks like just another position light on the tail, so I don't see the need.
If there is anyone at the show and you happen by Aveo's booth (Hangar D, Booth 4040 near one of the side entrances), could you ask if there are any show discounts?
rdamazio
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The main advantage I see is that the Aveo factory is in the Czech Republic and apparently much more focused on the commercial and UAV markets, so getting parts can take a few months (but I'm still preferring Aveo for being fiberglass).
cactusman
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I'm in. I really like my AeroLEDs on the RV12 - very well built quality product, and I deleted the wing tips in my RV 10 wing kit - I like the Aveo and was leaning that way but the carbon fiber and the thinness of the trailing edge looks appealing. I do like the curved lip up of the Aveo product but i suspect its mostly aesthetic - no real winglet type drag reduction?
I guess the Nav archer wingtip antenna might be a thing - can't be a huge base of research on this as yet cause I dont think many have done carbon fiber wing tips as yet?
The fact that Van's is part of this is also attractive. Noticed it made a slide from the presentation yesterday....
I guess the Nav archer wingtip antenna might be a thing - can't be a huge base of research on this as yet cause I dont think many have done carbon fiber wing tips as yet?
The fact that Van's is part of this is also attractive. Noticed it made a slide from the presentation yesterday....
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StressedOut
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I like the aesthetics of the upturned end on the Zip Tips even though there are no performance benefits. I was quoted a lead time of 6-8 weeks when I inquired about them in May. I won’t be anywhere near needing them until until late this year so that lead time is fine with me.
They look cool advertised on there website. But for 4k and not put together I’m hesitant to pay that kind of money. Also I had a aero led tail strobe and it lasted 165hrs on my 14a before it shorted out
Walt
Well Known Member
I assume they replaced it for free? I have had nothing but good experiences with AeroLed.
Negative. Bought flyled tail strobe to replace it with
Walt
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Did you ask them or just decided to switch? (I've had Aeroled send me a new set on 10 yr old strobe.)
They wanted me to buy another one at a discount. It was going to be $300 bucks to replace it with a new one. And with the low hours and a failure I wasn’t willing to shove $300 buck out and replace with a flyled strobe for $140 bucks
Walt
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Sorry to hear that, I've said it many times, having a dealer in your corner can make all the difference advocating for you and knowing who to talk to.
JustPlaneFun2021
I'm New Here
Very nice! How much did you pay?
I purchased them at the intro pricing when they were announced.
My neighbor recently installed one of the first sets of AeroSun VXi lights and carbon fiber wingtips on his RV-10. He said that there were some teething pains involved, as he had an early production version. He provided a good bit of feedback to the AeroLEDS folks and they said that they would incorporate the needed changes on later sets of wingtips. He also said he really liked the design. Unlike the competing design, a failure of a light module can easily be replaced by unscrewing the module and installing the replacement. He provided a couple of pictures so you can see an installed setup.
