If you’re building an aircraft from a kit, you probably agonize over which avionics to go with. But almost as important as the avionics suite is the electrical distribution bus that powers them—and the other electrical systems on the aircraft.
If you come from the certified aircraft world, you’re used to the old-school mechanical circuit breakers and single-point-failure bus configuration. Washington-based Vertical Power has a worthy solution with the PPS and VP-X power distribution systems. They can simplify the electrical wiring as a whole, while offering serious failsafe capabilities. Here’s a summary.