Originally Posted by
EXDAC
I've been a pilot for well over 40 years and have been involved in aircraft systems development for longer than that. I don't recall ever hearing any part of an aircraft, or any part of an aircraft system, being designated as port or starboard.
Then you never have been in a cockpit of the famous BN2. Look what it says on the starter switch on the overhead panel.
I am not allowed to post URLs, but google it up and you will see, what I mean ;-)