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An aircraft air conditioner uses a cooling device to cool air extracted from an engine before feeding it into a cabin. This extracted air is mixed with recirculation air that is returned to the cabin after flowing out from the cabin. The mixture of the recirculation air and the extracted air is fed

An aircraft air conditioner uses a cooling device to cool air extracted from an engine before feeding it into a cabin. This extracted air is mixed with recirculation air that is returned to the cabin after flowing out from the cabin. The mixture of the recirculation air and the extracted air is fed into an air separating section. This air separating section has a selectively permeable membrane that separates the air flowing through an air flow path of the air conditioner into nitrogen-enriched gas and oxygen-concentrated air. The nitrogen-enriched gas is capable of being fed into a fuel peripheral region of the aircraft, and the oxygen-concentrated air is capable of being fed into the cabin.

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An aircraft air conditioner uses a cooling device to cool air extracted from an engine before feeding it into a cabin. This extracted air is mixed with recirculation air that is returned to the cabin after flowing out from the cabin. The mixture of the recirculation air and the extracted air is fed

An aircraft air conditioner uses a cooling device to cool air extracted from an engine before feeding it into a cabin. This extracted air is mixed with recirculation air that is returned to the cabin after flowing out from the cabin. The mixture of the recirculation air and the extracted air is fed into an air separating section. This air separating section has a selectively permeable membrane that separates the air flowing through an air flow path of the air conditioner into nitrogen-enriched gas and oxygen-concentrated air. The nitrogen-enriched gas is capable of being fed into a fuel peripheral region of the aircraft, and the oxygen-concentrated air is capable of being fed into the cabin. ch ice is made at a second rate, said second rate being higher than said first rate, wherein in the second mode, the freezer compartment is operated at a colder setting than in the first mode. 10. A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein the first mode is a normal operation mode. 11. A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein the second mode is an ice rate booster mode. 12. A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein a fan is positioned to blow air over the icemaker and wherein in the second mode, the fan is energized. 13. A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein increased demand for ice is determined based on user selections at a user interface. 14. A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein the icemaker includes an ice container and wherein increased demand for ice is determined based on a quantity of ice in the container. 15. A method in accordance with claim 9 wherein the icemaker is positioned in a freezer compartment of a refrigerator including a fresh food compartment and the freezer compartment, the refrigerator further including a refrigeration circuit for cooling the freezer and fresh food compartments, and wherein operation of the icemaker in the second mode is performed independently of cooling of the freezer and fresh food compartments.