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Old Apr 27, 2011 | 9:56 pm
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BoeingBoy
 
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Short of a fault somewhere in the planes electrical system, the on-board power is probably "cleaner" than ground power. The airplane's generators have constant speed drives between themselves and the engine accessory drive whereas a gpu has a governor on the engine so changing loads can cause momentary decreases/increases in the frequency.

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