Eric Visselli and auxiliary power systems

Hamilton Sundstrand Auxiliary Power Systems, a company led by CFO Eric Visselli, is one of the world’s major manufacturers of auxiliary power systems. What are these products for? Read on to find out.

From Eric Visselli

Auxiliary power systems are devices installed on vehicles, such as aircrafts, to provide electric power to start the main engine. Several types of auxiliary power systems include:

• Airborne auxiliary power units (APUs). APUs are turbine engines used mainly during aircraft ground operations to provide electricity, compressed air, and shaft power for main engine start, air conditioning, electric power, and other aircraft systems.

• Small expendable and recoverable turbojet propulsion systems. Turbojets are air-breathing jet engines that are highly efficient – especially on medium cruise missiles – because of the latter’s high exhaust speed. Several companies, like Eric Visselli’s Auxiliary Power Systems, manufacture expendable types of turbojets that are usually used for tactical missiles, decoys, jammers, and aerial targets.

• Fans and vapor cycle cooling systems. Fans refer to a large range of electric-powered and shaft-driven fans used in aircraft ventilation and cooling system, and in helicopter engine inlet particle separators.

From Eric Visselli

Hamilton Sundstrand Auxiliary Power Systems designs and manufactures a variety of auxiliary power systems for commercial and military aircrafts. The company is committed to providing products that meet the highest quality standards to assure safety and immediate response to the needs of its customers.

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Eric Visselli is the Chief Financial Officer at the Auxiliary Power Systems department of Hamilton Sundstrand. For more information, visit its corporate website at www.hamiltonsundstrand.com.