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Forum: Tech Log

17th Nov 2012, 07:16

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Posted By Pilotage

I've got an external A/C input mod on the jet so...

I've got an external A/C input mod on the jet so don't need to run it through a window, but what I don't have is any certainty of which airport we'll be operating from day-to-day. Hence wanting...

Forum: Tech Log

16th Nov 2012, 22:12

Replies: 17

Compact GCU

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Posted By Pilotage

So basically nobody knows of anything then. ...

So basically nobody knows of anything then.

Re: tent. Disregarding the 45x60m footprint of the aeroplane, the real problem is that most of the heat is generated inside the aeroplane. Sun's a...

Forum: Tech Log

16th Nov 2012, 17:28

Replies: 17

Compact GCU

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Posted By Pilotage

Interesting point. I've been there once...

Interesting point.

I've been there once recently, but they're not a company with a great love of talking to outside people about how their technology works!

Forum: Tech Log

16th Nov 2012, 17:17

Replies: 17

Compact GCU

Views: 1,592

Posted By Pilotage

Thanks and yes - if all else fails, a lightish...

Thanks and yes - if all else fails, a lightish ACU may be runnable from a locally procured GPU. Not the perfect solution, but possibly the most available.

Forum: Tech Log

16th Nov 2012, 17:12

Replies: 17

Compact GCU

Views: 1,592

Posted By Pilotage

... make aeroplanes.

... make aeroplanes.

Forum: Tech Log

16th Nov 2012, 09:26

Replies: 17

Compact GCU

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Posted By Pilotage

Unless I'm missing something between the lines,...

Unless I'm missing something between the lines, I've spent a reasonable amount of quality time in the Mojave desert over the years, and they always use aircraft APUs or sodding-great-heavy-massive...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Nov 2012, 21:52

Replies: 17

Compact GCU

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Posted By Pilotage

We have a lot of power-hungry kit and a small APU...

We have a lot of power-hungry kit and a small APU so we can only run some of the kit but not all of it, off the APU. Or we can run the A/C - badly off the APU. It starts the engine and runs the...

Forum: Tech Log

15th Nov 2012, 21:05

Replies: 17

Compact GCU

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Posted By Pilotage

What I really want is a magic wand that just...

What I really want is a magic wand that just magics about 20kW of heat out of our cabin for 4 hours. Noise I can live with!

Forum: Tech Log

15th Nov 2012, 15:47

Replies: 17

Compact GCU

Views: 1,592

Posted By Pilotage

Compact GCU

In an ideal world what I'd like is a compact and self contained air conditioning unit, probably run off a small APU-scale gas turbine engine and run off AVTUR, then connectable to an aircraft's cabin...

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