electric Vertical Take Off and Landing (eVTOL) Emergency Lighting
ARP8620
The purpose of this ARP is to provide criteria that will lead to and support existing regulatory standards of systems for UAM/AMM/eVTOL aircraft such that the emergency systems will facilitate egress under emergency conditions.
Consideration is given to existing requirements of the FAA and to the recommendations of aircraft operators and those involved in the manufacture or use of the emergency lighting system. Occupant safety is the primary objective, with appropriate provisions for crew (pilot) system control taken into consideration. Consideration is also given to autonomous aircraft in which passengers are required to egress without the aid or direction of crew. The criteria established herein are intended to produce an emergency lighting system that will comply with the Federal and International Regulations. However, these recommendations are but one means of meeting the objective. Alternate practices may provide equivalent or superior results, although all of the recommendations within this document should still be considered when using an alternate means of compliance.
Rationale: eVTOL aircraft are a new technology and they have unique design requirements, so this ARP is to address how the eVTOLs can implement save emergency lighting