High Pressure System Medium Pressure System

Stored in metal bottles 100psi 150psi

1000psi - 3000psi Does not include air bottle
Uses two Gaines bleed air from
valves(Charging and compressor part of turbine
control)
engine

Low Pressure System

Introduction Used as primary gyro
PNEUMATIC

Fluid power instrument

system that uses Used together with an
compressible air engine driven vacuum
instead of liquid Uses two types of
Uses the same
pump(Dry and wet)
principle as
hydraulics except
that it uses air.

Advantages: Disadvantages:
Air is always Small leakage is
available hard to detect
Units are simple Not suitable for
and lightweight heavy operation
Free from In high pressure
temperature system, cannot be
problem recharged in-flight