Guess the aircraft spare
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Claret m said:
boeing 787 cabin air compressor, one of four units. It was a great aeroplane to fly, happy days.
Winner! The whole thing is called a Cabin Air Conditioning and Temperature Control System (CACTCS) pack.
But yes it’s the CAC
It’s what’s behind here on the B787 for anyone interested.
knight said:
IanH755 said:
On closer inspection there's a part number which is partially viewable which is a bit of a give-away if you're a google ninja.
That PN is just for that silver insulation blanket
it is an inlet cowl anti ice valve
I'm off work till Monday so I might take a few shots and join the game!
knight said:
IanH755 said:
On closer inspection there's a part number which is partially viewable which is a bit of a give-away if you're a google ninja.
That PN is just for that silver insulation blanket it is an inlet cowl anti ice valve
IanH755 said:
knight said:
IanH755 said:
On closer inspection there's a part number which is partially viewable which is a bit of a give-away if you're a google ninja.
That PN is just for that silver insulation blanket it is an inlet cowl anti ice valveIanH755 said:
Yeap, the 2nd red blank from the Left is covering the electrical power connector, the taller domed red cover on it's right is the Pitot pipe connection for the hose which goes off to the Air Data Computer and whatever cockpit gauges are being used (ASI/CSI/Mach meter). The hoses go brittle with age and leak and it's a proper git to trackdown all the various minor leaks you find on older aircraft.
The newer versions of the Pitot/Static probes have the ADC built into the probe itself so you don't need the hoses any more (no more leaks) as it's a purely electrical signal output to new digital cockpit gauges and whatever Flight Control Computer you're running.
I used to work nimrod R1, that was physical pipes everywhere and was an absolute ballache of a system to track down leaks, we once removed pretty much the entire cockpit floor to get at a leaky pipe. The newer versions of the Pitot/Static probes have the ADC built into the probe itself so you don't need the hoses any more (no more leaks) as it's a purely electrical signal output to new digital cockpit gauges and whatever Flight Control Computer you're running.
When I went to C130J, i was amazed how easy the system was, literally a probe through the skin of the aircraft, with an electrical connector. The connector went to an interface box which converted the electrical signal in to a data pulse and from there straight on to one of the aircrafts databases to the ADC and main computers to be used as required. So bloody simple..
MB140 said:
IanH755 said:
Yeap, the 2nd red blank from the Left is covering the electrical power connector, the taller domed red cover on it's right is the Pitot pipe connection for the hose which goes off to the Air Data Computer and whatever cockpit gauges are being used (ASI/CSI/Mach meter). The hoses go brittle with age and leak and it's a proper git to trackdown all the various minor leaks you find on older aircraft.
The newer versions of the Pitot/Static probes have the ADC built into the probe itself so you don't need the hoses any more (no more leaks) as it's a purely electrical signal output to new digital cockpit gauges and whatever Flight Control Computer you're running.
I used to work nimrod R1, that was physical pipes everywhere and was an absolute ballache of a system to track down leaks, we once removed pretty much the entire cockpit floor to get at a leaky pipe. The newer versions of the Pitot/Static probes have the ADC built into the probe itself so you don't need the hoses any more (no more leaks) as it's a purely electrical signal output to new digital cockpit gauges and whatever Flight Control Computer you're running.
When I went to C130J, i was amazed how easy the system was, literally a probe through the skin of the aircraft, with an electrical connector. The connector went to an interface box which converted the electrical signal in to a data pulse and from there straight on to one of the aircrafts databases to the ADC and main computers to be used as required. So bloody simple..
As it says 202 only (brooklands Concorde) then I’m going to say the sonar locator beacon if it ditched.
These days when you change a sonar beacon over you have to register the beacons individual ident number to the aircraft. Back then I’m guessing that each aircraft was assigned a code for life and this one is 202s specific beacon.
These days when you change a sonar beacon over you have to register the beacons individual ident number to the aircraft. Back then I’m guessing that each aircraft was assigned a code for life and this one is 202s specific beacon.
The Road Crew said:
Variable intake flap control unit.
Correct!It's one of the pre-production digital Air Intake Control Units (AICU) that controlled the ramps in the intakes, to allow the engines to perform correctly regardless of the speed of the aircraft.
These particular versions are unique to Delta Golf and wouldn't have worked on any of the production airframes.
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