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There may also be concerns about insulating the flight electrical system from the cabin electrical system. What if there's a surge or huge load in the cabin? Yo
by a-priori 16y ago
There may also be concerns about insulating the flight electrical system from the cabin electrical system. What if there's a surge or huge load in the cabin? You need to be sure that that sort of thing can't affect the engine operation. The easiest way to be sure is to put an air gap between them.
- Groxx 16y agoThey already tell you to turn off your Gameboy. I doubt they'd let passengers get anywhere near plugging directly into the power from the engines.
- stcredzero 16y agoThey could run a generator off a turbine in the airstream. A lot of EW pods were powered this way. This would cost a bit of fuel, but there would be no direct connection between the cabin electrical system and the engines.