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Armored Vehicles and Gas Turbine Applications

Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH (RLS) represents the Land Systems business division within the Rheinmetall Defence group of companies.

Air Start Units MSU 200/400

Since 1995 Rheinmetall Landsysteme supplies the most powerful gas-turbine-driven Air Start Units (ASUs) worldwide. The powerful output of the MSU 200 and MSU 400 models covers the demand of all aircraft up to Boeing 777 and Airbus A380. The heart of the unit is a gas turbine power head manufactured by Hamilton Sundstrand Power Systems. This power head is essentially the same as the power head used by the Boeing 737 Auxiliary Power Unit. All other major components including the gearbox, FADEC, and the fuel control unit have been developed by RLS.

Rheinmetall Landsysteme’s Air Start Units meet all customer requirements for professional ramp operation. The MSU 200/400 are more powerful than previous turbine-powered ASUs (204 ppm respectively 408 ppm at 56 psia). The MSU 200/400 are of modular design, robust, environmentally friendly, and easy to operate. They require minimal service and no scheduled maintenance.

Fielded units in service have proven their functionality and reliability as a back-up energy source for starting aircraft main engines and for onboard air packs. Unlimited full power operation of an aircraft’s air conditioning system is possible.

Under various environmental and operating conditions and missions, Rheinmetall Landsysteme’s ASUs have proven their cost effectiveness at airports worldwide.

Nearly 800 units are currently in service operating in more than 30 countries on five continents.

Rheinmetall Landsysteme GmbH
Dr.-Hell-Strasse 6
24107 Kiel, Germany

Tel: +49 431 2185-3547
Fax: +49 431 2185-2308
Email: Knud.peters@rheinmetall.com
Web: www.rheinmetall-ls.com

 

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