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Old 30th June 2009 | 15:41
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leewan
 
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UT I'm not so sure about NAI though. Even the aircon packs for pressurisation are electric motors... 400VDC IIRC
If I'm not mistaken, the NAI systems will be using electrical heating strips. The brakes on the B787 will also be electrical. Almost all APU starts nowadays are by electrical start, and i think the "electrical" revolution B787 will be no exception.

Even the aircon packs for pressurisation are electric motors
WTH ? I am waiting with anticipation to see how some of these new age technologies will cope with real life demand. This is one of them.
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