Dangers Dark and Endless Toil
Secure the apu." “coming down. five seconds to lock. apu looks… yeah. secure. starboard and port bus are clean, aux is clean—all voltages nominal. navcas powered and aligned, zero-zero." “good. energizing the main drive now."
an endless voyage ch 30
"apu failure on number 144, oxygen generators on number 61, afterburner throttle linkage and nav computer core matrix on number 317, bad fuel pump on number 96, charging system failure on number 221, autocannon fire control systems on number 783, grav generators
The Good Ship and Crew
"the apu was defuelled before we left, for safety reasons. i'm guessing that came from the tug's operators, not from us." "yeah, probably. but we were running on hold power that whole time.
Back and There Again
Liron checked the readouts for the apu which, on the kahil, was effectively a battery. it had been fully charged when the two had begun their teardown of the kahil, and still appeared to be in good shape. “that would be fine. you need a connector?"
Prelude to An Endless Voyage: The day the Xians came
"engineering, bring apu generators online, prime the deuterioum pumps and engage jet-starters. we have a go for main engine start." "yes captain." the chief engineer said. then he could be heard shouting orders in the background.
For the Love of One's Country
“secure the apu." “securing. five second to lock. three. apu… secure. starboard and port bus are clean, aux is clean. voltages—eh. primary's nominal, backup is down two volts. same gripe i filed last week." “worried about it?" she shook her head.
How High the Moon, Part 2
Lights came up on the panel, flashing steadily; the apu whirred to life. "let's see." "so." now, _finally_, he said it. "can we trust dr. wittrock?" it was too late to be asking that question, of course.
Into the jaws of Death
apu's reading an eighty kiloamp drain, so, it's probably gone too..." "scram?" astra asked. "not yet. ctrs is still good," ajay shrugged.
Flying Mile High Chapter 19
Joe watched as the two of them start the remaining engine and turn off the apu generator. "to go six niner x-ray, you are cleared to taxi when you see the hand signal. bon voyage!" the ground crew reported over the radio.
Wylde Fyre - Chapter Twelve
Noisy apu's screamed shrilly into the overcast afternoon. despite the excitement of the mission itself, there was an atmosphere of unease amongst the group, even as they performed their normal checks and preparations.
I Was Born To Fly
A dull rumble slowly built in volume, accompanying the steadily increasing readouts for engine one as bleed air from the apu spun the turbine up to speed.
Northbound (2017)
Plus i won't be hanging a gas can from the roof to power the apu." chuckled joey. "lesson number one~" "four new engines, propellers, and new control surfaces and cabling and she'll fly the distance to anchorage?"