Know Your Power Distribution

摘要

Much more than in non-glass airplanes, pilots must be very conversant with the intricacies of the airplane's electrical system to be able to respond to failure modes that may lead to partial panel flight. Let's look at the example derived from the Beech Bonanza G36 Pilot's Operating Handbook. The G36's electrical schematic is reproduced at right and, below, a table summarizes the aircraft's battery and alternator capabilities.rnThe G36's electrical system has two batteries, two alternators and a standby battery on the backup, electric-gyro attitude indicator. Lots of redundancy, right? But the batteries are of unequal capacity, and the alternators rated at different maximum outputs.