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Aircraft Electrical Systems

Me wiring the instrument panel

Right behind cutting the canopy, I think decisions on Aircraft Electrical Systems may be the scariest part of the project for most of us.  There are no directions to follow, so you have to make a lot of it up for yourself, depending on the options you are installing.

Getting Started 

The Getting Started article explains the steps I went through to plan, organize,  purchase, build, install, and test my electrical system.  The Wire Routing page explains how I ran the wires for my various systems and explains how I dealt with some problem areas.

My Electrical Equipment

In addition to instruments (which I discuss in a separate Avionics section), I also installed the following.  Each of these brings you to a separate page.

Helpful Hints

This is a single article, with a couple of paragraphs on each of the following lessons I learned when building my airplane.  Each of these links brings you directly to the hint selected.

Trouble Spots

I found these two spots particularly troubling when running wiring for my aircraft electrical systems.  These are all included in a single article, but each link brings you directly to the section selected.

What I Would Do Differently

Here are some of the main things I figured out while building, but wish I had known beforehand, because I would have done things differently. Perhaps these ideas will help you out as you build your airplane.  These are all sections of a larger single article, but selecting each link will bring you directly to that section.

Tools

These tools really made a difference when building my aircraft electrical systems.  You'll want these, too.  These are all included in a single article, but each link brings you directly to the section selected.




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