(July 2011) Now that summer is in full swing, Sporty’s has a solution to hot cockpit syndrome. The company offers eight Arctic Air portable air-conditioning systems of varying sizes and prices. Since the units are portable, no STC is required for use in airplanes.
The air-conditioning units are electrically operated through a 12- or 24-volt power plug. Two settings are available — high and low — and Sporty’s claims that the units will reduce the cabin temperature by as much as 35 degrees on the high setting. A sizable box is filled with water and ice, which cools a coil. Ambient air flows through the cooled coil, and the cool air is then blown into the cabin.
