A mobile ground power unit (MGPU) is an essential component of any ground support equipment fleet. MGPUs provide power when away from the terminal. After landing, MGPUs can provide the aircraft with continuous electricity for lights and air-conditioning, they can also be essential to start the engine and the aircraft’s auxiliary power unit. MGPUs are […]
Imagine that you are a pilot stranded on the runway with a dead engine, all is not lost! A mobile ground power unit (or MGPU) can provide the necessary electrical power to start the engine and get the aircraft moving again. Aircraft mobile ground power units are often used to start the engines of stranded […]
Ground power units (GPUs) have been a mainstay of the aviation industry for many years, providing aircraft with electrical power on the ground when they need it. A ground power unit (GPU) is a vital piece of equipment that delivers power to aircraft on the ground without wasting fuel. It’s an integral part of any […]
Aircraft Ground Power Unit, also known as Aircraft GPU or AGPU, supplies electrical power to the aircraft from the ground (grid tied ground power), a generator (mobile ground power unit) or a battery (portable ground power unit). Aircraft GPUs are often used when the aircraft is parked somewhere like a maintenance hanger, or on display […]
