AIRCRAFT TRANSPORT DEVICE WITH CRANK-OPERATED MOTOR WHEEL Russian patent published in 2011 - IPC B64F1/22 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: proposed device comprises tractor made up of movable electrical unit, spider 6 and towing trolley connected to aircraft front leg 5. Stationary engine to drive generators is mounted on platform of electrical unit 1. Current generated by generators feeds motor-wheels 3 jointed via cranks 4 with aircraft front leg 5. Cranks 3 jointed to leg 5 generate torque at motor-wheels 3 while in case resistance to rolling increases said cranks automatically load in addition said motor-wheels 3 by weight at aircraft front leg 5. Said motor-wheels represent wheels with hub made up of motors wherein stators 13 are engaged via planetary reduction gear with wheels while armatures 12 are engaged with cranks fixed at front leg 5. Cranks 4 may be coupled via coupling 10.

EFFECT: higher traction, possibility to tow various aircraft.

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