Remote control tugs aren't just a shut-up-and-take-my-money cool gadget. They actually solve the problem of towing an aircraft in and out of the hangar by hand using a tow bar, or with some other ...

Next, because my tug was set up for a tricycle-gear aircraft, I had to spend an additional $250 for a tailwheel hookup kit, and then had to drill holes in the tug to install it. This brought my ...

Airlines get the chance to cool their jets rather than burn fuel on the ground Airbus last week revealed it has certified a ...

Tugs are good little trucks that tow aircraft from gate to gate or from storage to taxiing areas. ... The tug driver, towing a Boeing 737-800, made a sharp right turn, ...

To tow such weights around is no mean feat and the tugs that manage it are central to the traffic management of modern airports. But just how much weight can airport tugs pull, and how heavy they ...

LOS ANGELES — The driver of an aircraft tug was injured when the tug hit the airplane he was towing at Los Angeles International Airport, authorities said today.Paramedics dispatched at 11:58 p ...

' aircraft tow tugs market ' Insights 2023 - By Applications (Military, Civil Aviation), By Types (Type I, Type II), By Segmentation analysis, Regions and Forecast to 2028. The Global Aircraft Tow ...

It takes a mighty tug -- and $400,000 -- to tow an aircraft carrier. By MIKE BARBER, SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER Sep 26, 2003. ... under tow from San Diego by the tug Lauren Foss.

Some pushback tugs attach towing hooks to the aircraft's landing gear, while others use a hydraulic lift to take the weight of the plane, again helping with traction.

Ordinarily, airliners have to run their engines in order to taxi along the runway – this uses a lot of fuel, plus it generates a lot of CO2. A new in-ground towing system, however, offers what ...