EGTS
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egts-196-12782275
title:
EGTS
text:
An Electric Green Taxiing System (EGTS) is an electric taxiing system which allows aircraft to taxi and pushback without requiring the use of aircraft engines or a pushback tractor, and is designed to reduce fuel volumes used by aircraft and reduce greenhouse gas emissions during ground operations.
EGTS technology enables aircraft to avoid using their main engines during taxiing and instead taxi autonomously under their own electrical power, using the Auxiliary Power Unit (APU) generator. The sy
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description:
Electric powered onboard system for taxiing aircraft
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EGTS
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2024-03-09T17:17:10Z
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