If you've ever noticed a little exhaust hole at the rear of a large passenger plane and wondered what it was, that's the location of the plane's APU, or auxiliary power unit. The APU is found on ...

Czech aerospace company PBS has introduced a new auxiliary power unit (APU) designed for helicopter applications. The Spark 40 APU can be used aboard medium- and heavy-lift helicopters of up to 10t, ...

EPCOR repairs six types of APUs at its shop in the Netherlands. Credit: EPCOR Built in the tail end of an aircraft to provide electric and pneumatic power for onboard subsystems, an auxiliary power ...

Pratt & Whitney has teamed up with Czech Republic-based PBS Group on the development of a next-generation auxiliary power unit (APU) for commercial and military aircraft platforms. The two companies ...

Czech Republic aerospace firm PBS and Pratt & Whitney have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to explore advanced auxiliary power units (APUs) for future fixed-wing aircraft and helicopters.

New Accelerated Processing Unit (APU) ideal for industrial control, point-of-sale, medical appliance and transportation markets. Said to deliver three times the performance, reduce power consumption ...