Description / Abstract:
This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) covers combustion heaters used
in the following applications:
a. Cabin heating (all occupied regions and windshield
heating)
b. Wing and empennage anti-icing
c. Engine and accessory heating (when heater is installed as
part of the aircraft)
d. Aircraft de-icing
Purpose
This document details the minimum safety, performance, design,
and testing requirements for combustion heaters and certain
auxiliary devices that are considered necessary for the utilization
of heaters in fixed and rotary wing aircraft. This standard is to
be considered currently applicable and necessarily subject to
revision from time to time due to advances in the aircraft
industry. This standard is based on practical engineering
requirements for aircraft heaters currently in use and is
applicable to aircraft heaters that shall be developed to meet
future requirements.
The requirements of this standard are primarily intended to be
applicable to civil aircraft whose primary function is transporting
passengers or cargo.