Honeywell to unveil its first air-bearing APU
Honeywell will announce a new APU at the NBAA Convention this month aimed at turboprops, light jets and small helicopters.

Honeywell will announce a new APU at the NBAA Convention this month aimed at turboprops, light jets and small helicopters. The company said the RE-50 is the first oilless and gearless APU with an integrated generator on the same shaft, and at 50 pounds it is about one-third the weight of Honeywell’s RE-150.

“It can be used by anybody flying into a remote airfield to run the air conditioner, assist in main engine start and anything to maintain the aircraft without having to hook up to a ground cart,” said Roger Wolfe, v-p and general manager of Honeywell’s airframe systems business. “Anybody who needs electrical output generation in the 250-amp range or less.”