These recommendations are written to cover the testing of air conditioning equipment functioning as a complete and installed system in prototype civil aircraft for the purpose of: A. Demonstrating the safety of the installation and equipment. B. Demonstrating performance of the installation and equipment. a. Source of heat b. Source of fresh air and/or ventilation c. The cooling system d. Distribution system including ducting@ joints@ etc. e. Water separator f. Exhaust system g. Temperature control system. h. Cabin pressurization system including flow and pressure controls. C. Obtaining data for future design and to aid in the analysis of in-service performance of the systems and equipment. PURPOSE: The purpose of this recommended practice is to provide the aircraft industry with a standard to which prototype airplane air conditioning systems may be subjected to prove their air-worthiness in civil aircraft. The following recommendations are based on practical engineering requirements for the design and testing of air conditioning systems and their components installed in subsonic civil aircraft.
SAE ARP217A-1960 history
2021SAE ARP217D-2021 Testing of Airplane Installed Environmental Control Systems (ECS)
1999SAE ARP217D-1999 Testing of Airplane Installed Environmental Control Systems (ECS)
1997SAE ARP217C-1997 Testing of Commercial Airplane Environmental Control Systems
1973SAE ARP217B-1973 Testing of Commercial Airplane Environmental Control Systems
1960SAE ARP217A-1960 TESTING OF PROTOTYPE AIRPLANE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS
1951SAE ARP217-1951 TESTING OF PROTOTYPE AIRPLANE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS