King Air 200 A/C system

dakovich · August 7th, 2006, 10:49

hope somebody might have some higher understanding of the air conditioning system for a B200. we were trying to get the A/C truned on while on the ground with no engine running...but me and the cap pretty much have the same understanding that that isn't possible. only thing is that one of the older guys at the company insists it is possible to hook up a GPU and power the A/C. sooooo, if anybody has anything to say about it we'd really appreciate any input. thanks

ananoman · August 7th, 2006, 12:09

I thought most King Airs ran the AC off the right engine, but I think some of the older ones had electric AC in the nose, so they could run off a GPU.

darrenf · August 7th, 2006, 15:12

The B100's I have flown had the electric AC in the nose. We would hook a GPU up as batteries didn't have enough juice to run it for more than a minute or 2. Had one catch fire one tme too.

Mr_Creepy · August 7th, 2006, 15:18

Factory Air?

You can get the fans running but NO - no AC. The compressor (unless it is a JB Air after factory installation) runs off the right engine accessory drive.

We had an old window unit AC on a cart with a long tube. We used to stuff the tube in the cabin door and let it cool off the plane.

Worked pretty good.

dakovich · August 7th, 2006, 16:33

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mr_Creepy

Factory Air?

You can get the fans running but NO - no AC. The compressor (unless it is a JB Air after factory installation) runs off the right engine accessory drive.

We had an old window unit AC on a cart with a long tube. We used to stuff the tube in the cabin door and let it cool off the plane.

Worked pretty good.

thanx for the replies. you pretty much said exactly what we were talking about...can't run the ac unless right engine is running. for some reason one of the old skool pilots at work insisted you could do it with a GPU, but i'm sure he has it confused with an older kingair he used to fly or something.

Jason · August 10th, 2006, 11:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by dakovich

thanx for the replies. you pretty much said exactly what we were talking about...can't run the ac unless right engine is running. for some reason one of the old skool pilots at work insisted you could do it with a GPU, but i'm sure he has it confused with an older kingair he used to fly or something.

Well it doesn't have to be an old King Air - we had a brand new C90B that had an electric AC on it - we could plug in a GPU and cool down the airplane. More than once I had to take people out to the plane to show them since they didn't believe me. I don't have as much time in a 200 but I don't recall an electric AC being an option.

Jason

Mr_Creepy · August 10th, 2006, 11:53

It's an option.

You can have the JB Air (which is electric) installed at the factory or as an after mod.

crasher_2009 · August 10th, 2006, 14:43

The 350 I fly for a local place has only fan on the ground and once I start any engine, then it works.

August 7th, 2006, 10:49	#1
dakovich Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 1,021	King Air 200 A/C system hope somebody might have some higher understanding of the air conditioning system for a B200. we were trying to get the A/C truned on while on the ground with no engine running...but me and the cap pretty much have the same understanding that that isn't possible. only thing is that one of the older guys at the company insists it is possible to hook up a GPU and power the A/C. sooooo, if anybody has anything to say about it we'd really appreciate any input. thanks

August 7th, 2006, 12:09	#2
ananoman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 916	Re: King Air 200 A/C system I thought most King Airs ran the AC off the right engine, but I think some of the older ones had electric AC in the nose, so they could run off a GPU.

August 7th, 2006, 15:12	#3
darrenf Old Skool Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Atlantic City, NJ Posts: 3,635	Re: King Air 200 A/C system The B100's I have flown had the electric AC in the nose. We would hook a GPU up as batteries didn't have enough juice to run it for more than a minute or 2. Had one catch fire one tme too. __________________ - - - - I have nothing against retards.--- MQAAord

August 7th, 2006, 15:18	#4
Mr_Creepy Old Skool Join Date: May 2003 Location: In the O-zone Posts: 5,807	Re: King Air 200 A/C system Factory Air? You can get the fans running but NO - no AC. The compressor (unless it is a JB Air after factory installation) runs off the right engine accessory drive. We had an old window unit AC on a cart with a long tube. We used to stuff the tube in the cabin door and let it cool off the plane. Worked pretty good. __________________ "You know you're winning an argument with a liberal when they start calling you names" (insert any political group you want and stop calling me names) johntenney.com johntenneyracing.com Myspace

August 10th, 2006, 11:53	#7
Mr_Creepy Old Skool Join Date: May 2003 Location: In the O-zone Posts: 5,807	Re: King Air 200 A/C system It's an option. You can have the JB Air (which is electric) installed at the factory or as an after mod. __________________ "You know you're winning an argument with a liberal when they start calling you names" (insert any political group you want and stop calling me names) johntenney.com johntenneyracing.com Myspace

August 10th, 2006, 14:43	#8
crasher_2009 Newbie Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 23	Re: King Air 200 A/C system The 350 I fly for a local place has only fan on the ground and once I start any engine, then it works.

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