Jet is set to permanently roll out Project APU-ZERO at its Milan Malpensa base following a successful trial at the northern ...

An auxiliary power unit (APU) is a small, self-contained power source that is used in land and rail vehicles as well as in ...

It's called the auxiliary power unit, and it's the smallest engine on the plane. But that doesn't mean it serves a small purpose. It provides the necessary power to start the plane's engines and ...

The 184-foot-tall (56-meter) rocket lifted off from Kourou, French Guiana, at 11:24 am EST (16:24 UTC). Twin solid-fueled boosters and a hydrogen-fueled core stage engine powered the Ariane 6 through ...

Transtex has introduced its next-generation electric auxiliary power unit to boost energy efficiency ... as it supports full hotel loads without engine idling. The development of this new product ...

Juan de Bedout, RTX's Chief Technology Officer, stated: "The aerospace industry is focused on efforts to reduce operational ...

Blended-wing-body (BWB) aircraft developer JetZero has secured a propulsion systems agreement with RTX covering its ...

RTX (NYSE: RTX) has entered into three agreements with JetZero, the developer of a novel blended wing body aircraft, to provide key systems for the airframer's full-scale demonstrator. Pratt & Whitney ...

The JetZero airfoil concept will be realized by 2027, including Pratt & Whitney propulsion and power units, and Collins ...

But there's another engine hidden int he back of the tail. Called the auxiliary power unit (APU) It's the smallest engine on a plane. But you could say it's the most important one of all.