Title: Identify the types and uses of ground support equipment.
Course: Aviation Maintenance Technology I (20114-I) > Section: Providing Ground Operations and Servicing

Identification should include

- ground power units (GPUs)—provide power to the aircraft on the ground
- huffers—provide high-power air to start turbine engines
- start carts—provide power to start aircraft engines
- air-conditioning (A/C) units—provide A/C to aircraft on the ground at the gate
- de-icing equipment—provides removal of ice from the aircraft structure on the ground
- fueling and de-fueling trucks and systems—provide fuel for the aircraft or removes fuel from the aircraft
- jet ways—provide a safe path for passengers and crew to board and exit the aircraft to and from the terminal
- oxygen service carts—provide oxygen to the aircraft oxygen system
- hydraulic power units—provide power to the hydraulic system during maintenance.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What is ground support equipment?
- What is the purpose of ground support equipment?