Buffalo Airways L188 Electra
Hi,
Like many forumites,I'm a fan of the ' Ice Pilots' tv show. One thing that is intriguing me is the apu arrangements on their Lockheed Electras. One aircraft appears to have a rudimentary apu which is located on a pull out tray in the lower deck cargo hold from which th no4. engine is started. The apu then seems to be shut down and then stowed with the remaining three engines started via cross bleed from the no4.
Their other Electra has a similar arrangement but this apu is mounted in the main cabin and is deployed from the R2 door.
To further complicate matters, the most recent episode of ice pilots shows the aircraft at a remote airfield being started by a gpu which is then loaded into the aircraft via a fork lift (and subsequently falls off and hits the side of the aircraft).
After some googling it seems that the Electra could be fitted with an apu. Does anyone know if any of the apu arrangements seen on the buffalo Electra fleet are standard or have they been added at a later date. If so,why the different configurations? It seems like the Electra isn't the ideal aircraft for remote operations if a gpu is needed.