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Airstar enlightens Wembley Park’s Slideatron

Located in London’s Wembley Park, Slideatron, a 20 metre alternative LED Christmas tree slide, entertained thousands of visitors from November 2017 until January 2018. Designed and produced by event agency Produce UK, the attraction allowed visitors to accelerate through the tube in just 18 seconds. Guiding the public to the structure was a set of eight Airstar Crystal lighting balloons. The 160 cm wide LED spheres were deployed around the structure in order to light up the area.

The Airstar Crystal balloons were suspended on the 300 m long Wembley Boulevard. Rigged on two points - dubbed the North and South Pole - using catenaries wire, the lighting balloons were hanging 4.5 m above the ground, providing a non-glaring and diffused light for the public. The two-point rigging system was designed to minimise balloon movements in windy conditions. Airstar UK fitted six Osram 21 W LED lights in each balloon, making a total light output of 126 W per lighting balloon. Each balloon deployed an IP65-rated fan ensuring a constant spherical shape.

After eight days, the area suffered unusual storms with heavy wind and rain, putting a lot of stress on the lighting balloons,” says Luke Baudouin, Airstar UK event lighting manager. Each lighting balloon is fitted with a pressure sensor for maximum security, so it only lights up when the sphere is fully inflated. Baudouin: “We decided to flip the balloons around, and they performed flawlessly for another six weeks, despite the raging Storm Eleanor.”

(Photos: Chris Winter/ Airstar)

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