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earthing in aircraft and ships?

02/21/2008 4:46 AM

how can design earthing system in aircraft or ships???
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Re: earthing in aircraft and ships?

02/21/2008 7:01 AM

You should look into FAA and RTCA regulations and "MOPS".

All of that will be spelled out in very painful detail.
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02/21/2008 7:22 PM

In aircraft you recruit gremlins to hold the wire against the frame in various places...sometimes they can forget which wire it was supposed to be...and let a little itty bit of smoke free. Then you chase down and kill the gremlin.

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02/21/2008 11:04 PM

In ships its like off-shore platform earthing. In aircraft earthing system is not required. its all floating neutral.

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Re: earthing in aircraft and ships?

02/23/2008 3:29 AM

Depends on what kind of platform you have. If it's on stilts you have a fixed point. If you have one with pontoons, its floating. The aircraft one is definitely an isolated from ground system.

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