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Originally Posted by geetrue
Can't you just open a window 
Just kidding that probably only works on DC-3's to see how to take off, but if you smell smoke put her down.
Personally I would not trust a jury rig on any plane, RV, truck, bus or boat is fine, but a plane??? |
its not jury rigged... it has an on off switch and is easily disconnected from the battery. plus it is easily in arms reach if anything goes wrong.
i found a female end cigarette plug adapter with positive negative "clips" on the end that you could hook to a 12 volt battery of the same amperage rating... plus the whole device is fuse protected on the device side of electrical flow.
the purpose of the device (more or less) is to keep the cabin temp of the aircraft down while it is parked on the hot ramp.
I saw some creative soul the other day had taken a small 5200 BTU window unit air conditioner, he bolted it to a small tool cart, duct taped flexible dryer hose to the vents and ran it into the plane. the unit was powered by extension cord.
he said it kept his cabin temp down into the low 70s so that when he was ready to depart, all he had to do was roll the cart back into the hangar and unplug it.
expensive though.
opening a window works fine for moving air around, but you dont move much air around while parked or while taxiing - considering you are only going 10 - 15 mph on the ground.
its nice to fly up at 6,500 feet or more in the summer where the air is in the hi 60s or low 70s - open a window up there and you will get cool in a hurry... but during parking, taxiing and climbing your down in a 110 degree heat index
