Jeff Jacobs/Director of Technical Support/Hughey & Phillips/www.hugheyandphillips.com Ever since nighttime aviation became practical in the early 1930s, obstruction lighting has been a necessary safety feature to prevent midair collisions with tall structures. Incandescent lights were the technology of the day and are still common fixtures in the growing wind-energy industry where they are mounted on…
Ohio company acquires obstruction-lighting products
Hughey & Phillips LLC, a manufacturer of obstruction lighting with headquarters in Urbana, Ohio, says it has purchased the entire aviation obstruction-lighting product line from Honeywell Airport Systems Group,a division of Germany-based Honeywell International. Terms of the purchase were not released. “These new LED-based, obstruction lights diversify and complement our existing products and open additional…