Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, and a shortage of potable water, the crew returned safely to Earth, and the mission was termed a "successful failure."
Air from compressor stages is also used for heating of the fan, airframe anti-icing and for cabin heat.
Usable in Heat Pumps because at least one CO system under development can act as a heat pump, supplying cabin heat and windshield defrosting even before the engine has warmed up.
The Stirling engine is used for cabin heat, windshield defrosting and battery recharging.
Some of these barges had no boiler (and therefore no stack); others had a small boiler for operating winches and for cabin heat (often with a small stack off center).
His hands and feet were cold, and he didn't know if it was from loss of blood or loss of cabin heat.
Unlike most R.V.'s, which rely on propane, the Earthroamer taps into its 60 gallons of diesel fuel for cooking, cabin heat and hot water.
Instead he turned the cabin heat up as high as it would go, then stripped off Kareena's clothes and wrapped her in everything dry he could find.
One approach is to build a large balloon capable of carrying a commodious crew capsule with two or three crew members and such amenities as pressurization, cabin heat, a bed, automatic flight controls, navigation and communication equipment and even fax and copying machines.
Despite great hardship caused by limited power, loss of cabin heat, shortage of potable water, and the critical need to jury-rig the carbon dioxide removal system, the crew returned safely to Earth on April 17.