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mimmo1942 12th Sep 2009 09:00

Hydraulic Power Pack
 
Hi,
Im wondering if anyone could tell me about contacts manufacturers of Hydraulic Power Packs to move the Landing Gear in a bi-turboprop, 3000 kg MTOW, 150 kts VLO.
Thanks in advance
mimmo1942

SNS3Guppy 12th Sep 2009 16:10

Not sure what you're asking.

ferrydude 12th Sep 2009 16:19

Are you asking for ground support equipment, or a flight unit?

Cardinal 12th Sep 2009 20:35

The entire King Air family is equipped with just what you describe.

ferrydude 12th Sep 2009 21:09

errr, you might want to check that Cardinal, most are not hydraulic at all, rather they are electric.

Cardinal 12th Sep 2009 21:58

My understanding of a "power pack" is an integrated system that uses an electric motor to pressurize a hydraulic system - exactly the type of system in the King Air family. Electrically powered, hydraulicly actuated.

ferrydude 12th Sep 2009 22:05

Don't know where you got that idea, but the vast majority of the King Air family use no hydraulics for the landing gear actuation system. Most are electro/mechanical.

ferrydude 13th Sep 2009 11:38

The electro/hydraulic powerpacks mentioned by Cardinal that are used on some model King Airs are manufactured by Airight Products, Wichita, KS.

Not knowing what your application is, you might want to consider some marine powerpacks made by Prestolite, same function, and much cheaper if you don't need the certification paper trail.

Piper19 13th Sep 2009 15:30

Cardinal is right in his description of a power pack. A 757 also has a power pack, to open the gear doors in emergency or on ground.

Cannot help you on manufacturer contacts though

ferrydude 13th Sep 2009 16:08

A few points on nomenclature. Cardinal is indeed correct in his description of a electro/hydraulic powerpack, however not all King Airs use this set up as mentioned previously. "Powerpack" can mean many things and in fact you will find that Piper uses this term for the hydraulic control systems in many of their aircraft that use an engine driven hydraulic pump such as the Aztec, Navajo, Chieftain, etc.


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