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  • Chapter 12: Hydraulic & Pneumatic Power Systems › Boeing 777 Hydraulic System › Center Hydraulic System

    Flight controls. Reservoir The hydraulic system reservoir of the center system contains the hydraulic fluid supply for the hydraulic pumps. The reservoir is pressurized by bleed air through a reservoir pressurization module. The reservoir supplies fluid to the ADPs ... ACMPs through a standpipe. The other ACMP gets fluid from the bottom of the reservoir. The reservoir also supplies hydraulic fluid to the landing gear alternate extension system. The ACMPs are the primary pumps in the center hydraulic system…

  • Chapter 12: Hydraulic & Pneumatic Power Systems › Hydraulic Power Systems › Power-Driven Pumps

    Power-Driven Pumps Many of the power driven hydraulic pumps of current aircraft are of variable delivery, compensator-controlled type. Constant delivery pumps are also in use. Principles of operation are the same for both types of pumps. Modern aircraft ... combination of engine-driven power pumps, electrical-driven power pumps, air-driven power pumps, power transfer units (PTU), and pumps driven by a RAT. For example, large aircraft, such as the Airbus A380, have two hydraulic systems, eight engine-driven…

  • Chapter 12: Hydraulic & Pneumatic Power Systems › Hydraulic Power Systems › Hand Pumps

    Pumps All aircraft hydraulic systems have one or more power-driven pumps and may have a hand pump as an additional unit when the engine-driven pump is inoperative. Power-driven pumps are the primary source of energy ... either engine driven, electric motor driven, or air driven. As a general rule, electrical motor pumps are installed for use in emergencies or during ground operations. Some aircraft can deploy a ram air turbine (RAT) to generate hydraulic power. Hand…