There is provided an air pressurisation system for an aircraft, the air pressurisation system comprising: a transmission for driving a rotor of a blower compressor for the air pressurisation system, wherein the transmission comprises: a first input configured to receive drive from a spool of a gas turbine engine; a second input; and an output configured to drive to the rotor of the blower compressor, wherein a speed of the output is determined by a function of speeds of the first and second inputs; and a brake coupled to the second input, wherein the brake is operable to engage and brake the transmission at the second input, in order to fix a transmission ratio of the transmission between the first input and the output.
AIR PRESSURISATION SYSTEM
LUFTDRUCKBEAUFSCHLAGUNGSSYSTEM
SYSTÈME DE PRESSURISATION D'AIR
2025-02-26
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
Emerald Group Publishing | 1973