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Tempest Dry Air Pumps, Pneumatic Filters, and Deice Valves
Tempest Dry Air Vacuum Pumps
Tempest offers a complete line of new and overhauled FAA-PMA approved dry air pumps.
- Monolithic construction
- Wear indicator port
- Revolutionary LRT oil drain
- Closed front end keeps oil from entering the pump
- Radius edges make installation easier
- Through bolts maintain constant body torque and alignment
- Installation gaskets are included with each vacuum pump
All new and overhauled Tempest dry air pumps come with patented WIP™ (Wear Indicator Port) that allows for internal observation of the pump’s vanes. The WIP™ helps determine if the pump should be replaced and avoid unscheduled maintenance due to a pump exceeding its life cycle. They also include finned stators for increased cooling and an “ultra-hard” finish on the internal wear surfaces of the stator for low friction and extended life.
New Tempest dry air pumps offer a closed coupling area and patented “LRT” diverter. These design features will help you detect and prevent pump contamination from external sources.
The 240 and 400 series dry air pumps are rugged, light-weight, and designed with today’s high-performance aircraft in mind. These pumps use a heat-treated, stainless-steel conical pressure plate spring and torsional dampening springs to provide a harmonics-free pressure plate control and smooth temperature compensation. The larger pumps also use hardened stainless-steel pressure plates that are precision ground and lapped to reduce internal leakage and wear.
For these reasons and more, Tempest is the preferred dry air pump of aviation maintenance technicians worldwide.
Tempest Pneumatic Filters
Tempest manufactures a complete line of FAA-PMA approved aviation pneumatic filters. Tempest pneumatic filters use 0.3-micron filtration elements which offer superior protection against outside contaminants, such as dust and other cabin pollutants. Using Tempest pneumatic filters and replacing them at proper intervals will keep your system clean and improve pneumatic system performance.
Deice Valves
If there’s one thing on an airplane that pilots really want to work when they need it to work, it’s their deice system! While there are several deice systems used on General Aviation aircraft today, the pneumatic boot system is easily the most prevalent.
To learn more about how the deice system works, click here for step by step instructions.
