AIRCRAFT TOWING DEVICE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC B64F1/22 

FIELD: transport.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to airfield equipment, in particular, to aircraft towing equipment. Proposed device comprises airtow 1, tool 2 with brace struts 3 and truck 4 with support wheels 5. Tool 2 and brace struts 3 are coupled with airtow 1 by vertical pivot joints 7 and with truck 4 by crosswise pivot joint 8. To lift aircraft front leg 9, lifting mechanism 10 is arranged on truck 4 including lever 11 articulated with truck 4 and provided fork gripper 12 and driven by hydraulic cylinder 13. hydraulic cylinder 14 is arranged between truck and airtow and articulated with truck by means of gimbal joint 15. Support wheel 5 are arranged to vary truck length by rearranging lock pins 16. Tool 2 is made up of two-way shock absorber.

EFFECT: reduced flexural loads, higher efficiency.

3 cl, 3 dwg