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T.O. BMS1F-16CM-1 BMS 4.34 Change 2.00
BMS 4.34 Dash 1
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1.8 ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM
(ECS)
The ECS provides air-conditioning and pressurisation driven by engine bleed air.
In BMS the air-conditioning system provides cooling of the avionics (you have to provide your own
fresh air!) and the pressurisation system provides canopy seal, pseudo cockpit pressurisation, fuel
tank pressurisation and simulated OBOGS (pressure breathing).
All of those functions are lost when the AIR SOURCE knob is placed in OFF position. Please refer to
the cockpit arrangement section in this manual for an overview of the AIR SOURCE knob.
In BMS, we basically use two positions: OFF (both air-conditioning and pressurisation systems shut
off) and NORM (both systems working automatically).
The TEMP knob is used for cockpit air-conditioning and is not implemented. The same is true of the
defog lever (outside the left console towards the rear of the cockpit) and obviously the Anti-G system.
1.8.1. ECS PFL/Caution/Warning lights
Two caution lights are relevant to the ECS: EQUIP HOT and CABIN PRESS. EQUIP HOT comes on
when cooling of the avionic systems is insufficient, which happens very quickly if you forget to put the
AIR SOURCE knob in NORM. The CABIN PRESS light comes on when the cockpit pressure altitude
is above 27000 feet.
There is also a warning light relevant to the ECS, the CANOPY warning light on the right eyebrow. It
comes on when the canopy is not locked tight.