Well the Idea was to no use Standard Strobes lights and to add a little bit of  PAZZZZZ!!!!

So heres what I designed up to be different!

  A Rainbow colored adapter for Night launches

Can be viewed from 360 degrees with only (12) LEDS

Can be seen for a mile! (I find it every time, without really looking very hard)

Uses LED that are so bright, that DOT has approved them for Traffic lights

and the FAA has approve them for Runway lighting. Using a 

PIC microprocessor to control the sequence of the LEDs and a 

adjustable resistor to set the sequence speed in the field. using the Micro helped on the 

battery usage to the point of lasting over ten hour on a single 9 volt battery.

The hard part is getting clear tubing that matches any type a rocket airframe!

Night Launches are fun now, I never lose them!

Original NiteBow in Action!

Has Reached 1 mile heights at Turkey Shoot, Springfest!

Was the only Night Launch at Balls 2003, altimeter reading was 5480 feet and was clearly seen, in fact, I had many offers of motors to fly it on again ! 

The NEW, NiteBow III uses a fiberglass airframe to diffuse the LEDS and makes it viewable from all angles, it uses the latest in Intelligent LEDS . A real rainbow of colors and has been tracked 3/4 of a mile in a High wind (25 to 30mph) then recovered within 10 min.

This  is a 38mm extender Version, with 18 LEDS with (1) 9v. battery

This  is a 98mm extender Version, with 40 LEDS and 10 LEDS on the cone.

and now a 38mm NiteBow UFO

38MM UFO Fly's and has Closure Failure @ TurkeyShoot 2005

then the High winds got it and slammed it into a trailer pole

Click picture for a movie of it

Night lauches were always lame with stobes and single LEDS, NEVER AGAIN!

LEDS used here are for sale on the product page