Arctic Air Portable AC

Arctic Air Portable AC
Gemini Sparkle

Key Takeaways:

  • Arctic Air is an ice-cooled, portable aircraft air conditioner powered by a 12V cigarette lighter, offering high/low settings and up to three hours of cooling on the low setting.
  • This compact unit measures 17x17x10 inches, weighs 14 lbs empty, and requires no STCs, making it a convenient cooling solution.
  • It includes flexible tubing and a drainage tube for use on the ground, and is available for $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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