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Old 4th Jun 2016, 09:08
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Originally Posted by Tscottme
Just to be clear, the vacuum source for small piston aircraft is not engine vacuum, like cars of a few years ago. They use mechanical vacuum pump(s) driven from the accessory section on the engine, like the magnetos.
That gets a "DOH! from me! I knew this, but the brain ran on in automatic when I typed the above.

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