This
monster machine of a van is used as a generator for smaller airplanes
in Russia while they are grounded–providing the cabin with electricity
and air conditioning–to reserve the main engines.
It is
equipped with a turbine engine. Definitely not your run-of-the-mill
method of powering a vehicle. The engine literally takes up the entire
van with its control panel, hoses and gigantic fuel tank.
According to Gizmodo, this text translates the exact purpose of the van’s ingenuity:
Look, almost all the aircraft you will see a small hole behind – this nozzle APU. Why not put some engine easier or a bunch of batteries and starter motor in the car?… Now it becomes clear purpose of these hoses and this [van]. The auxiliary power unit may be damaged, or you may need to provide the voltage or quickly warm up the plane after a long winter parking. In these and other cases, the [van] with a gas turbine engine in the cabin to help.
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