Given the sometimes high cost of state-of-the-art auxiliary power unit systems to provide in-cab climate control without idling the truck – complete systems can range from several thousand to more ...

Safran Electrical & Power has won a five-year deal consisting of a general term agreement plus a flight-hour-based contract to repair APU generators operated by an Asia-Pacific airline customer of AFI ...

A Sikorsky-Boeing team selected a modified version of Honeywell's GTCP 36-150 APU, main engine generator, and APU generator for its Defiant X helicopter. (Sikorsky-Boeing) A Lockheed Martin ...

An Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) is a small turbine engine in an aircraft that serves as an additional energy source, primarily used on the ground. Its main functions include starting the aircraft's main ...

The auxiliary power unit has come a long way since the first commercially available units hit the streets in the late 1980s. Prior to that, we saw homemade versions strapped to tractors belonging to ...

Kohler Power Systems has two auxiliary power unit (APU) generator and climate control packages for heavy-duty trucks - the 3APU-HC and 7APU. Said to be one of the highest powered APUs on the market ...

Auxiliary power units (APUs) do their dull and dirty work hidden away in aircraft tailcone compartments, unlike their turbine engine brethren connected to the wings or empennage. On occasion however, ...

The traditional role of the auxiliary power unit (APU) has been to provide electrical power and pneumatic supply for air conditioning and main-engine starting when aircraft are on the tarmac. That ...

Carrier Transicold’s new Aspen diesel auxiliary power unit (APU) features a new driver interface and a high-output generator to keep drivers comfortable while on the road. “Taking a fresh approach to ...