As technology advanced and aircraft became more complex, the introduction of dedicated services for embarked aviation became necessary. One of the key elements of the embarked aviation facilities is the ground power system, commonly known as the Aircraft Ground Starting & Servicing (AGSS) system. In essence this provides high quality power to the embarked aircraft for servicing and starting functions. Although aircraft are capable of starting using their internal battery supplies or Auxiliary Power Units (APU), this is only generally done when operating away from the ship or an equipped land base. Whippendell provide a tried and tested solution used extensively by the UK Royal Navy and around the world.
Static Frequency Convertors and Transformer Rectifier Units delivering high quality electrical power.
The Control and Distribution system ensures that the converted supplies are available where required by the aircraft.
The ability to safely test the functioning of the ground power system is critical to maintaining a high level of availability.