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Auxiliary Power Unit. A device for providing alternate power to an aircraft, usually located in the aircraft's tail.

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What is the loud noise of a helicopter when the rotors are not yet moving?

What is the loud noise when a helicopter is ready to start flying, but the rotor is not yet rotating? For example at Trump's "chopper talk", when he is intercepted by reporters on the way to Marine …
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