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Benefits with the Zonal Drying™ System
Improve the environment - Inside ...and outside

During flight the extremes of temperature create condensation at an alarming rate. As each passenger exhales around 100 grams of water an hour, this adds up to a considerable amount, causing damage to the insulation and nuisance to both passengers and crew.

Condensation can increased the aircraft weight by over half ton, depending on the number of passengers, type of operation and climate zone. This unwanted increase results in higher fuel consumption, affecting the environment in a negative way.


When analyzing the benefits of the Zonal Drying™ System in operation, it has to be pointed out that all benefits cannot easily be related to Dollars and Cents, some benefits are also connected to passenger comfort and aircraft reliability. The main improvements experienced when operating an aircraft with the Zonal Drying™ System installed are:

- Increased Aircraft reliability
- Reduced aircraft weight
- Reduced fuel burn
- Lowered emissions
- No water or ice in insulation blankets
- Reduced change rate of insulation blankets
- Sustained insulation blanket performance
- No build up of fungus and bacteria in insulation blankets
- No "rain in plane"
- No wet seats or carpets
- No brown or fogging windows
- No frozen emergency exits or frozen emergency slides
- Less airframe corrosion
- Less rectifying work connected to corrosion
- Less electrical failures or arcing
- Less rectifying work connected to electrical failures or arcing
- Sustained or increased residual value of the aircraft


However the main issue is that; having uncontrolled water pouring around in an aircraft close to electrical wirings, electrical connectors and computers is not in line with operating an aircraft in a safe environment.

Operational Related Benefits
- The planet
- The airline
- The plane
- Passengers & crew
CTT Systems AB, Box 1042, SE-611 29 Nyköping, Sweden
Phone: +46 (0)155-20 59 00, Fax: +46 (0)155-20 59 25, E-mail:
ctt@ctt.se