Airborne compressors

The High Pressure Pure Air Generator (HiPPAG) airborne compressor from Precision Air Systems provides a continuous source of high pressure pure air to cool the infrared seekers of an aircraft’s defensive missiles, keeping them ready for action. HiPPAG also provides a controllable energy source for pneumatic ejection of aircraft munitions whilst meeting the emerging requirement for launching increased quantities of smaller, smart munitions. HiPPAG is being developed for the F-35 JSF aircraft and for Boeing’s Small Diameter Bomb programme, and is being supplied for Eurofighter Typhoon, the US Marine Corps AV-8B Harrier, AH-1W Super Cobra, F/A-18 C/D Hornet, the US Navy F/A-18 E/F Super Hornet aircraft.