Air Horns

Air horns are specially designed to deliver a loud level of sound that should take the attention and in the case of really big horns can be also be felt through the body. Such examples are train horns or ship horns that are air powered. An air horn includes in the system a pressurized air supply that is coupled to the horn through a valve that will allow the on and off states. Besides trains and ships, air horns have also been installed on large trucks and ambulances.

Air horns are often installed on ambulances, fire trucks or other emergency vehicles to warn other participants to the traffic that they require the right of way. Some states allow such air horns to be installed on personal vehicles while others will disallow them even if they can not be activated, the presence the air horns on the car is prohibited.

There is a fashion almost in choosing to add an air horn on the personal car, be it for traffic signaling or for the sole purpose of scaring people on the streets. Train air horns come in different configurations, the most popular being three and five tones systems but you can also find systems with a two tones configuration. The air horns mounted on trains often called also train whistles or air chimes.

Air horns can be found in small portable shape, with an aerosol spray can acting as the reservoir for the pressurized air. Such portable air horns can be found at any footbal match or other outdoor events. There also are versions of air horns that are small enough in order to be used as bicycle horns.

Air horns are quite popular as the device of choice when you want to scare people. They can be used on the personal car, frightening people on the streets, portable aerosol air horns can be used indoors in many situations.