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- Definição1
- An air pump used to remove air from container. There are two types of vacuum pumps: those that produce a very low absolute pressure (a high vacuum) with almost no flow of air, and those that produce less vacuum (a higher absolute pressure) but move a much larger volume of air.
- Fonte1
- CRANE, Dale (ed.). Dictionary of aeronautical terms. 2nd ed. Renton: ASA, 1991.
- Fonte2
- INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION. Manual of aircraft accident and incident investigation. Montreal, 2014. (Doc. 9756)
- Nota adicional1
- Information regarding this term is a result of researches developed by DECEA in cooperation with ANAC.
- Contexto
- Pneumatic air from vacuum pumps is used in the older airfoil de-icing systems. Examine the condition of de-icing boots, their supply lines and the position of their control valves. Examine the vacuum pump drive coupling and the fusible plug for integrity and the pump itself for evidence of operation at the time of the accident.
- Subárea1
- Aircraft Maintenance
- Português
- bomba de vácuo