A water extractor for an environmental control system of an aircraft including: a separation mechanism for separating the airstream into a first airstream and a second airstream, the first airstream having water droplets entrained therein, wherein the separation mechanism further comprises an inlet conduit and a body, the inlet conduit is fluidly coupled to a hollow interior of the body, the inlet conduit extending at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the body wherein a flow path of the airstream within the separation mechanism includes the angle, characterized by the separation mechanism having an outlet end via which the first airstream and the second airstream exit the separation mechanism; and a water extractor vessel axially aligned and in fluid communication with the separation mechanism via the outlet end, the water extractor vessel including a first portion for receiving the first airstream and a second portion for receiving the second airstream, the first portion being configured to collect and remove water droplets from the first airstream; wherein the water extractor vessel is configured such that the first airstream and the second airstream are rejoined within the water extraction vessel; wherein the inlet conduit is connected to the hollow interior of the inlet body at the inlet end thereof at a location offset from the longitudinal axis in a tangential direction; the inlet conduit fluidly couples to the hollow interior of the body at a mouth, and a cross-sectional shape of the mouth is substantially flattened relative to the cross-sectional shape of the inlet conduit, and the cross-sectional shape of the mouth is customized to achieve a desired pressure or velocity of an airstream as it enters the interior of the body; wherein the body has a first upstream end and a second downstream end, the second end being open and arranged in fluid communication with the water extractor vessel, and wherein a diameter of the first end is larger than a diameter of the second end such that the body is generally frusto-conical in shape; and wherein one or more ridges or ribs are formed about the exterior surface of the separator mechanism. a separation mechanism for separating the airstream into a first airstream and a second airstream, the first airstream having water droplets entrained therein, wherein the separation mechanism further comprises an inlet conduit and a body, the inlet conduit is fluidly coupled to a hollow interior of the body, the inlet conduit extending at an angle to a longitudinal axis of the body wherein a flow path of the airstream within the separation mechanism includes the angle, characterized by the separation mechanism having an outlet end via which the first airstream and the second airstream exit the separation mechanism; and a water extractor vessel axially aligned and in fluid communication with the separation mechanism via the outlet end, the water extractor vessel including a first portion for receiving the first airstream and a second portion for receiving the second airstream, the first portion being configured to collect and remove water droplets from the first airstream; wherein the water extractor vessel is configured such that the first airstream and the second airstream are rejoined within the water extraction vessel; wherein the inlet conduit is connected to the hollow interior of the inlet body at the inlet end thereof at a location offset from the longitudinal axis in a tangential direction; the inlet conduit fluidly couples to the hollow interior of the body at a mouth, and a cross-sectional shape of the mouth is substantially flattened relative to the cross-sectional shape of the inlet conduit, and the cross-sectional shape of the mouth is customized to achieve a desired pressure or velocity of an airstream as it enters the interior of the body; wherein the body has a first upstream end and a second downstream end, the second end being open and arranged in fluid communication with the water extractor vessel, and wherein a diameter of the first end is larger than a diameter of the second end such that the body is generally frusto-conical in shape; and wherein one or more ridges or ribs are formed about the exterior surface of the separator mechanism.