Honeywell announced that it has been selected by Commercial Aircraft Corporation of China, Ltd. (COMAC) to supply its 131-9[C9C] Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) and associated equipment for the C919 single-aisle commercial airliner.
The new APU design is based on Honeywell’s highly successful 131-9 family of APUs, which have more than 51 million hours in commercial service on narrow-body aircraft like the Boeing 737 and the Airbus A320. An APU is a small gas-powered turbine engine that provides bleed air for main engine starting and the environmental control system, and electrical power for cockpit and galley systems, either in the air or on the ground.
Honeywell operates more than 30 subsidiaries and joint ventures throughout China, including Aerospace maintenance and manufacturing facilities in Xiamen, Nanjing, Suzhou, and Shanghai. The Asia Pacific business is based in Shanghai.
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