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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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When do commercial flights turn off the APU?

On my aircraft (an Embraer E-Jet) we turn on the APU roughly ten minutes prior to pushback and shut it down shortly after starting the engines. … Other operators leave the APU running for second engine start. …
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