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What is Skydrol and what is it used for?

By John Foster|2023-08-12T14:09:42+01:00October 7th, 2019|Aircraft, Defence & Offshore Hydraulics, Blog, Hydraulic Fluids, Most Popular, White Paper|

Skydrol aerospace hydraulic fluid is fire resistant and retains a low viscosity at the very low temperatures at altitudes of 10,000 metres and higher. Both are big things for aviation and aerospace. It is used in aircraft hydraulic systems in place of hydraulic mineral oils. For example, the braking [...]

Using your Micropac pressure test pump on a range of fluids. How universal is it?

By John Foster|2018-03-02T16:12:17+00:00April 9th, 2014|Blog|

A Micropac pressure test or filling pump is a mighty useful tool. It inherently has a much greater fluid capability than most units as long as you keep a few pointers in mind. A Micropac is designed for a wide range of fluids. Our pumps cope with a massive range of viscosities because we use [...]