LED landing light

The Savannah’s landing light worked when I first acquired the aircraft but now it doesn’t. I’ve checked that there is current present, so the bulb has failed. It’s a pathetic little halogen (I think) lamp of the type used as downlights in kitchen and lounge ceilings. It’s only been fixed in using silicone sealant so changing it should be easy and I’ve been looking around for a suitable replacement.

High power LEDs are the thing nowadays and after looking around for something of about the right dimensions and brightness, I came across the following Chinese (naturally) item.

So for around 12€ including shipping to France I got myself in effect a pair of landing lights. They are 70mm in diameter with a depth of 45mm and should be quite easy to mount in the Savannah’s nose after slightly enlarging the existing hole. And with 9 LEDs and 27W power, they should be well up to the job, plus they don’t look too bad either.

So do they work? Take a look at the following and decide for yourself.

They are excellent. And with a projected life of over 5000 hours, this should be the last time that I have to replace one. But on the other hand, I do have a spare, don’t I 😉