[Rhodes22-list] Contraption? airplane tug

Steve Alm salm at mn.rr.com
Sat Aug 2 02:37:34 EDT 2003


Frank,
Yeah, it's the plane tugs that gave me the idea.  Thanks for the comments.
Slim

On 8/1/03 4:05 PM, "FNuttersNY at aol.com" <FNuttersNY at aol.com> wrote:

> Slim we used to use a device called a tug on our plane..  It hooked on to the
> nose wheel and was 110v .  It let you castor the nose wheel  in any direction
> while moving the plane back and forth with a trottle.  It would  allow you to
> shoe horn the plane in to a very tight space in a hanger gingerly as the
> wiing tips and such found  a home among a nest of  tail feathers and
> propellers 
> and such.  Now days they're powerd like a weed wacker.  If you cand find  a
> copy 
> of "Trade a Plane" at you local neighborhood  flying school you should be
> able to find something you can adapt easily. They can be a little pricy but
> ther'se plenty of used stuff too.
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