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Old September 11th 07, 04:22 AM posted to rec.aviation.ifr
Terence Wilson
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Default Vacuum pump power source?

Hello,

I was wondering how the primary vacuum is powered in a single engined
aircraft. If it was powered directly by the engine, a engine failure
would result in the immediate loss of attitude indicator and heading
indicator. So I guess most aircraft use an electrical pump that can be
driven by the alternator or battery, is this the case?

Thanks in advance,

Terence