Arctic Air Portable AC

Arctic Air Portable AC
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • The Arctic Air unit is a portable, 12-volt cooling system for aircraft that blows ambient air over an ice-cooled coil, powered by the plane's cigarette lighter.
  • It offers high and low settings, can cool for up to three hours on the low setting with flexible tubing, and includes a drainage tube for water removal on the ground.
  • Measuring 17x17x10 inches and weighing 14 pounds empty, it requires no STCs for use and is priced at $815.
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When filled with ice, Arctic Air blows ambient air across a coil cooled by ice water. It’s able to be powered by the 12 volts that run from a plane’s cigarette lighter (POH must be consulted to confirm your aircraft’s voltage) with a power cord that’s 7.5 feet long. It has two settings, high and low, and it can cool a plane’s interior for three hours on the low setting with flexible tubing. An included drainage tube can pump the water out when on the ground. Measuring 17x17x10 inches, it weighs 14 pounds empty and about 34 pounds full weight. No STCs are required. 

Price: $815. Available at: www.sportys.com. 

Isabel Goyer

A commercial pilot, Isabel Goyer has been flying for more than 40 years, with hundreds of different aircraft in her logbook and thousands of hours. An award-winning aviation writer, photographer and editor, Ms. Goyer led teams at Sport Pilot, Air Progress and Flying before coming to Plane & Pilot in 2015.
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