Electrical System Design for Very Light Aircraft

In this study, electrical system designs of the first very light aircraft being built in Turkey are presented. An electrical system was designed for a very light aircraft (VLA) with a single motor. In any action to be taken on the subject such as system architectures to be created, selection of electrical equipment and layout of these equipment, selection of suitable cable, connectors and lights, etc., the EASA CS-VLA Standard was applied. The design process includes the selection of electrical systems and equipment according to the selected motor, the construction of the system architecture, the electrical load analysis, the selection of the battery as a result of load analysis, the examination of cable standards and the determination of the necessary cables and connectors, and the transfer of the system to the drawing programs. At the end of the design process, the determined electrical equipment will be placed in the aircraft.