DEFINITION:
Pneumatic systems provide compressed air to pressurise the aircraft water supply system, for wing ice protection, and as emergency back-up for hydraulic sub-systems.
(Source: ACARE Domain 418)
SUBDOMAINS:
- Components. LP air cylinders, pressure gauges and warning lights, pipework, valves and fittings, filters, seals
- Wing ice protection. ice sensor integration for Protection on Demand, hybrid wing heating
- Provision of emergency oxygen systems for passengers and crew
- Emergency inflation systems (rafts, escape slides etc)
Browsing taxonomies
Upper level
Sections at this level
- 01 Avionics
- 02 Cockpit Systems, Visualization & Display Systems
- 03 Navigation / Flight Management / Autoland
- 04 Warning Systems
- 05 Electronics & Microelectronics for on-board systems
- 06 Sensors Integration
- 07 Flight Data/Flight Recording
- 08 Communications Systems
- 09 Identification
- 10 Avionics Integration
- 11 Optics – Optronics – Lasers – Image processing and data fusion
- 12 Electronic Library System
- 13 Aircraft health and usage monitoring system
- 14 Smart maintenance systems
- 15 Lighting systems
- 16 Aircraft Security
- 17 Mission Sensors & Equipments
- 18 Pneumatic Systems
- 19 Hydraulic power generation & distribution
- 20 Passenger and freight systems
- 21 Environmental control System
- 22 Water and waste systems
- 23 Fuel Systems
- 24 Landing gear and braking systems
- 25 Fire Protection Systems