APU avion présentation

PRESENTATION

APU :

Auxiliary Power Unit

CONTENTS

- PRESTATION APU - HISTORY AND EVOLUTION - FONCTION - FUTUR, EVOLUTION - POSITIVE , NEGATIVE - COMPARATIVE - QUIZ

HISTORY

Pemberton-Billing P.B.31 Night Hawk

1916

A gasoline-powered piston engine

Boeing 727

The first jet plane

APU :

Airbus

McDonnell Douglas

Boeing

FONCTION

A320

BLEED

EVOLUTION

Reduction of fuel consumption

Little Size / Innovation in design and materials

Integration of electronic control systems

Focus on reliability and maintenance

strengths and weaknesses

• Weight and space

• Maintenance costs

• Noise and heat emissions

• Energy self-sufficiency

• Ground operation

• Engine start-up

• Flexibility

Comparative between a plane with/ without APU

Plane without APU

Plane with APU

falcon 7X

Boeing 777

Pilatus PC-21

A380

Quiz Time

Question 1 : What is the full name of the APU ?

1. Aircraft Power Unit

2. Auxiliary Power Unit

3. I don't know

Quiz Time

Question 2 : Where is the APU ?

1. Forward

2. To the back

3. Somewhere

Quiz Time

Question 3 : The APU is obligatory to fly ?

1. Yes

2. Maybe

3. No

Quiz Time

Question 4 : What energize he delivered ?

1. Electricity

2. Pnematic pressure

3. Hydraulique

Quiz Time

Question 5 : What are this weaknesses ?

1. Space

2. Ground operation

3. Weight

Quiz Time

Question 6 : Why he is use for ?

1. Nothing

2. Economise fuel

3. Waste of space

Quiz Time

Question 7 : Can we interact with APU from the cockpit ?

1. No

2. Yes

3. Answer 3

Quiz Time

4.Flexibility

Question 8 : What are this strongths ?

1. Maintenance cost

2. Cost

3. Heat emissions

Quiz Time

Question 9 : Do we test the APU before first fly ?

1. Yes

2. No

3. Why ?

Quiz Time

Question 10 : Do you enjoy the quiz ?

1. Yes

2. Absolutly

3. I'd love it

No wrong answer