Hamilton Sundstrand Tests 787 APU

Twenty-two months after winning the contract, Hamilton Sundstrand has completed its first test of the APS 5000 auxiliary power unit for the Boeing 787. The APU was started at the company's San Diego Power Systems facility and operated at 100% speed under the APU controller (see photo). The APS 5000...

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