Portable unitary aircraft air conditioner and heater

A self propelled portable unitary aircraft air conditioner comprising:

• (a) a truck chassis having an engine, a cab and a frame,
• (b) a platform base having an enclosure thereon defining an air plenum permanently affixed to the frame of said chassis,
• (c) a recropricating engine deposed upon the base having a front end and a flywheel rotated by a crankshaft defining a drive end with said engine supplying mechanical energy for the air conditioner,
• (d) a propeller fan drivingly mounted on the front end of the engine providing air motion for heat removal,
• (e) a centrifugal blower mounted to the flywheel of the engine for supplying pressurized and conditioned air to an aircraft,
• (f) a vapor cycle refrigeration system having a refrigerant compressor drivingly coupled directly to said blower with said fan providing the air movement from said enclosure for heat of rejection removal from a condenser means of said refrigeration system with the refrigeration effect from an evaporator means of the system transmitted to the aircraft by air movement developed by said blower,
• (g) engine cooling means integral with said condenser means of said refrigeration system additionally utilizing air movement from said enclosure by the fan for removing engine jacket heat, and
• (h) an electrical control circuit means in communication with the engine and refrigeration system having means for air conditioning control and safety protection of said engine and refrigeration system.

A skid mounted unitary aircraft air conditioner comprising:

• (a) a skid mounted platform base having a enclosure thereon defining an air plenum and a pair of fork lift slots for lifting the air conditioner,
• (b) a recropricating engine deposed upon the base having a front end and a flywheel rotated by a crankshaft defining a drive end with said engine supplying mechanical energy for the air conditioner,
• (c) a propeller fan drivingly mounted on the front end of the engine providing air motion for heat removal,
• (d) a centrifugal blower mounted coupled to the flywheel of the engine for supplying pressurized and conditioned air to an aircraft,
• (e) a vapor cycle refrigeration system having a refrigerant compressor drivingly coupled directly to said blower with said fan providing the air movement from said enclosure for heat of rejection removal from a condenser said refrigeration system with the refrigeration effect from an evaporator means of the system transmitted to the aircraft by air movement developed by said blower,
• (f) engine cooling means integral with said condenser means of said refrigeration system additionally utilizing air movement from said enclosure by the fan for removing engine jacket heat, and
• (g) an electrical control circuit means in communication with the engine and refrigeration system for air conditioning control and safety protection of said engine and refrigeration system.