Well now we may have a smidge of confusion here ...
Vehicle blackout lights are one thing but you ask
any aviation type what "follow me lights" are and
they will answer the lighted "follow me" bolted on
the back of the ground vehicle that leads an aircraft
off the runway and over to its spot on the tarmac..
Bob B
>From: "Jim Newton" <jnewton@laurel.com>
>To: <mil-veh@mil-veh.org> (Military Vehicles Mailing List)
>Subject: Re: [MV] Follow Me lights for CUCV
>Date: Sat, 05 Jan 2002 21:10:04 -0800
>
>
>Hi List...
>
> >> Does anyone have some follow Me lights for a CUCV that they would
> >>like to sell.
>
> >What are follow me lights?
>
>For those listers who HAVE NOT heard of "follow me lights", they are
>infrared or low-intensity visible spectrum light marker lights that
>are used in blackout lighting conditions for vehicle convoys at night.
>
>In the case of the CUCV, they are rectangular lights with potted LEDs
>about 3" long by maybe an inch tall that mount in holes in the rear
>bumper (and smaller ones in the front too).
>
>There are stories of entire convoys going into ditches or over
>embankments because in such convoys, you follow your lead vehicle no
>matter what...because all you can see are his "follow me" lights. I
>have driven in such convoys, and you really have to trust the guy in
>front of you!
>
>--
>
>Jim "Ike" Newton
>
> o 1984 M1007 CUCV Military Suburban
> 6.2 Liter Turbo-Diesel Engine
> 5/4 Ton Cargo Capacity, 4WD
>
> o 1971 M35A2 Military Troop/Cargo Truck "Deuce and a Half"
> 478 Cubic Inch Turbo-Diesel Multi-Fuel Engine
> Air Shift Front Axle
> 2 1/2 Ton Cargo Capacity, 6WD
>
> See them at: http://www.CUCV.net
>
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