AVIATION WIRE HARNESS ROUTING SPECIFICATIONS

Wire Installation and Routing And Lacing and Tying Wire
Electrical wiring is often installed in aircraft without special enclosing means. This practice is known as open wiring. Wires are installed in bundles to create a more organized installation. These wire bundles are called wire harnesses. Wiring should install with sufficient slack so that bundles and individual wires are not under tension.[PDF]
AN INTRO TO Wiring Harnesses - Aircraft Wire Harness
• The next piece of information you need is the wiring harness military specification that most military aircraft comply with. This specification is SAE AS50881 (at one time it was MIL-STD-5088) “Wiring Aerospace Vehicle”. This specification covers information such as: wire current carrying capacity, how wires are identified,