Carmanah's Solar LED Aviation Lighting Illuminates World Cup Supply Site
Source/Type:  LIGHTimes Online - News - Staff reports

Author: LIGHTimes News Staff

February 17, 2010... Carmanah of Victoria, British Columbia reports having received an order from its South African distributor, Sun Solutions, to supply solar powered LED airfield lights to Waterkloof Air Force Base in South Africa. The Air Force Base is home to the South African Presidential Squadron. It is a designated supply hub for World Cup 2010. Sun Solutions installed Carmanah solar taxiway edge lights, solar runway end lights, solar runway threshold lights, solar taxiway edge lights, and a solar LED windsock as part of a recent large-scale airfield upgrade required by the South African Air Force (SAAF). Waterkloof has an 11,000 foot (3,350 meter) runway and a secondary 6,000 foot (1,500 meter) runway used by a wide variety of military aircraft to perform daily missions.

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