Jet fuel starter f 16. F 16 engine start jet fuel starter 2835 01 154 3533 5902924a 160001 1100 f 16 engine start jet fuel starter overhaul kit 2835 01 446 8522 924 03 na f 16 environmental cntrl water seperator block 60 na 1001341 1 16vy6014 1 f 16 environmental cntrl valve priority assembly 4810 01 122 2572 11216 1 16vy010003 1. An auxiliary power unit apu is a device on a vehicle that provides energy for functions other than propulsionthey are commonly found on large aircraft and naval ships as well as some large land vehicles. Unlike an apu though the jfs is directly linked to the main engine so indep.
Rather than supplying bleed air to a starter motor in the manner of an apu a jfs output shaft is mechanically connected to an engine. The f 16 was fitted with a jet fuel starter and from a height of 35000 feet the pilot would have enought time to attempt at least three unassisted starts using ram air. The rnlaf is pleased to have an mro contract in place for its f 16 jet fuel.
The f 16 is different from most other jet aircraft in that it uses a jet fuel starter jfs. Aar awarded three year mro contract with royal netherlands air force to service the f 16 jet fuel starter. The jfs is a small jet turbine started by an onboard compressed air bottle.
Others can produce 28 v. Video of my garret jfs100 jet engine starter starting and running at idle. The jfs 190 is a single shaft gas turbine jet fuel starterauxiliary hydraulic power unit having a maximum power output of approximately 166 shp 1237 kw.
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