How and where would you add light to a scale model?
What kind of lights do you need?
and how would i fit them on or into the plane?

How and where would you add light to a scale model?

Standard International requirements are for a Red light on the Left wing tip, a Green light ont he Right wing tip (I can only remember this by "right IS NOT red") and a white light pointing aft in the tail. The tip lights must be visible from straight on the front to 120 degrees aft on each side. The white light is visible 60 degrees either side of aft. These Navigation lights DO NOT BLINK on a civilian aircraft! In addition a blinking (strobe, blink, or rotating) red light must be on the aircraft some where.

The rest and type of lights depends on what you're modeling.


What kind of lights do you need?
and how would i fit them on or into the plane?

See the ram line of lights at

http://www2.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0002p?&M=RAM

There is not a requirement for lights on an airplane unless you fly at night. Such an airplane would be restricted to day/VFR
There is not a requirement to operate lights on an airplane so equiped with them, unless night flight is to be undertaken. (VFR)
The anti-collision light (beacon, strobe, rotating beacon) must operate at a frequency no less than 40 CPM (cycles per minute) and no greater than 100 CPM for single light operation. (IFR/night VFR)

McDanial and Ram both make lights (and complete light kits) for RC airplanes.

Oh, and the anti-collision light can be red or white...

I hope this helps

Check out this website for some very cool lights and they are not expensive either. http://www.curtek.com/

David

These guys are making some high intencity lights systems...

http://www.maxx-light.com

Good luck!

Hey Tails. I just discovered a creative and functional solution for a flashing scale anti-collision light! Dymond Modelsports sells a receiver battery voltage sensor that uses a flashing LEd light and some simple electronics ($8.95). It plugs into your receiver and flashes as long as battery voltage is 4.8 volts or greater. I had purchased a red warning light from Radio shack and mounted it on the belly of my Hanger 9 1.50 P-51 as a scale ornament (non-functional). When it came time to install the radio and this battery monitor I looked for a location somewhere on the aircraft. I ended up installing the LED inside this fake collision light. WoW. It's really quite bright, looks scale and gives me a great way to monitor battery voltage! I also used colored leds for the postion lights (non-functional). Flyboy1950