Hyper bright led beacon ! I never see that before.

De N Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

I purchased two of these to replace Whelen 70509 flashers on my Cessna 140. I have a 14V system and a generator and needed to reduce the amp load to mitigate battery drainage during low RPM operations. The average amp draw on the LEDs is over 60% less than the halogen lights! The OR36RIN is all aluminum base and housing. The assembly is well sealed and much better construction than the 70509s. Light is very bright! I talked to the Whelen factory and they advised me to drill a 1/8 hole in the center of the cover of the light that was to be mounted on the bottom of the fuselage (take the cover off before you do this). I also added a rubberized cork seal between the base of the unit and the fuselage. Price is high, but highly recommended!

Mike P Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

Outstanding

Charles D Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

The recommendations given to me were spot on. It is bright and the amp meter does not move at all

Charles D Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

Great product. Easy install, super bright, and no radio interference.

Dane A Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

Replaced Whelen Halogen unit. MUCH brighter and a lot less draw! Bolted right into place.

Mike G Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

Looks good works great. Very bright for daytime visibility for other aircraft and to avoid birds. I have noticed birds getting out of my way more after installing this beacon. If flying at night a piece of aluminum tape might be needed on the front side as it really lights up the baggage area in my C150. In my experience Whelen products do not produce radio noise when properly installed and there is no radio noise from this beacon either.

Rudy K Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

This thing is bright and you dont need the control box. Best option for fixing older systems

Flyhnz L Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

This is a great beacon! It is brighter, lighter and more compact (lower profile) than the OEM beacon it replaced. Power requirements are also less @ 2.8A vs 15a for the old one. Easy to install using the existing circuitry. Highly recommended

Brian C Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

The light works great!

Michael W Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

Awesome beacon! I installed on my Cessna 150G. So bright, I know I will not be missed for sure. almost to bright for night flying though, it flashes inside the cabin. But not to bad.

Bright and efficient. Yes its expensive as hell. Welcome to aviation.

David M Verified Purchase

Whelen OR36R1N Red LED Beacon 14VDC 2.6 Upper

There are two things you can count on any Whelen products: they are good and extremely overpriced. Since our need to replace the old, broken and heavy coffee grinder was immediate, we pulled the trigger on this unit. Its very easy to install and you dont need to wait until its dark to appreciate its brightness. We can spot our both C-150s beacons on the ground all the way across the airport or anywhere in the pattern during broad daylight.

Excellent product. Easy to install and VERY bright

I replaced the rotating beacon on my 1957 182 with this light. It was a real easy install and it is a much brighter light. Well worth the cost.

Extremely bright. Easy installation get rid of expensive cessna parts. Winner!

Perfect fit to replace an original beacon on a 1967 Citabria 7KCAB. Much brighter than the original with a fraction of the amperage draw.

Nice piece installed in 10 min. Works great no more motor or bulbs to worry about. Oh yes very bright !

This LED style flash beacon replaced an old flash tube style that utilized a power supply. The power supply was failing to produce sufficient power to operate the flash tube. The increase in visibility of the aircraft is greatly improved with the LED Orion 360 and the need for a power supply has been eliminated.

Very bright beacon for the small size, easy to install...

I really like this beacon which is extremely bright, and increases my hangar clearance since it is mounted on the top of the vertical stabilizer and is much lower profile than the one it replaced. I was really surprised by how easy the installation was.

My only reason for giving this product 4 stars, is because of the paucity of information when it comes to installation. While its very straight forward, this beacon is supposed to work in conjunction with the A440 adapter plate when replacing legacy Grimes rotating beacons with a five hold mounting patttern, but when the beacon is put in this adapter, there is about a 1/16 gap all the way around, between the vertical aspect of the adapter and the side of the beacon. Its a 1/8 discrepacy between the two diameters. I can only assume, that this gap is to be filled with some sort of fuselage sealant. If not water would enter inside of the plane through this void. The three screws holding the beacon into the adapter can deform the adapter if made too tight. I got around this by placing a 1/16 c.s. o-ring between the beacon and adapter to tighten down the screws without deforming anything, and then sealed above that o-ring with sealant. No where was this called out in the installation instructions--not with the beacon and not with the adapter.

Great looking strobe to replace the Grimes that wasn’t rotating anymore. The fit in the rudder cap was pretty good, but left a slight gap around the radius of the fixture. Installing was easy.

This was a replacement fir a mid-80’s Whelen strobe that had finally failed. Installation was simple and straightforward, aside from accessing the fasteners inside the aircraft. The three threaded mounting holes on the light housing did not line up to the original light holes. Two were perfect, but the 3rd was off by 15 degrees. This meant drilling a new hole in the base to line up with the 3rd threaded hole on the light. While not necessarily a problem with this light, the Whelen to Whelen compatibility issue was surprising. Please note that this light does require a base in usable condition, as it slides inside an existing base and a new one is not provided. Once operating, the LEFs are daylight-visible and the entire unit looks great!