DEVICE FOR AIRCRAFT GROUND TOWING AND EVACUATION Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B64F1/22 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: device for aircraft ground towing and evacuation consists of tractive unit with additional power source, towing and steering arm carrying gripper on its end which gripper interacts with NLG, and towing dolly. Towing dolly consists of frame, power converter, reduction gearbox, freely turning front wheel and transmits torsion torque to wheels of aircraft main pillars using universal-joint drive. Towing dolly is equipped with rigidly mounted on frame differential transmitting torsion torque to wheels of aircraft main gear legs via detachable towing hitches consisting of disks, fitting pins, grooved shaft and retention screw while differential driving member is connected with power converter via reduction gearbox.

EFFECT: operating efficiency improvement.

2 cl, 4 dwg