The present disclosure provides a preconditioned air (PCA) unit for supplying preconditioned air to an aircraft (1) parked on the ground. The PCA unit comprises an air duct (7) with an air inlet and an air outlet connectable to a hose (5) for conveying preconditioned air towards the aircraft. The PCA unit also comprises an air conditioning module (12a-c) removably mountable so that at least a part of the air conditioning module is positioned in the air duct between the air inlet and the air outlet. The air conditioning module comprises a heater unit (19) operable to heat air as it passes through the air duct.
A PRECONDITIONED AIR UNIT
EINHEIT FÜR VORKONDITIONIERTE LUFT
UNITÉ D'AIR PRÉCLIMATISÉ
2023-05-03
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen |