Unfortunately when it comes to Ground Power Units
(GPUs), (also called power carts) there have been few technological
advances in recent years. Every major manufacturer of GPUs, except for
one, still offers machines that were state-of-the art in the
1970’s, but in the 21st century fall way short of the
standards applied in other areas of the aviation industry. Ground crew
and maintenance staff still labour with power carts that are
unreliable, noisy and hard to operate.
There is, however, one GPU manufacturer that makes
ground support units for the 21st
century. In 1997 Australian company Advanced Power Machinery (APM - Now
Dytecna Asia Pacific) set
out to design a new power cart, a machine to suit the stringent demands
of the new millennium. The end result is a reliable, quiet, fuel
efficient and easy to use GPU, suited to both commercial and military
use.
When it comes to the bottom line, Dytecna’s GPUs
save their operators money, with less maintenance staff required, lower
fuel bills, shorter set up times and less delayed flights due to
unreliable GPUs. Click here to find out
more about the Ground Power products made by Dytecna.
