[Shop-talk] airplane tugger

[John Niolon]

A friend has been offered me the the 'opportunity' to help him build an
airplane tugger... (motorized unit to pull/push light plane in and out of the
hanger...   don't want big, bulky...don't want gas powered.  Want something a
average person could operate easily

I'm lookin on the net and see the high $$ commercial units but little on
design detail.  I'm picturing something using a winch mounted on a carriage
with battery/charger and controls underneath... the spoolon the winch will
over the wheel (with some type of non slipping belting rolling on the wheel)
to drive it.  Probably something like wheelbarrow wheels would be on a welded
axle so pullling on one would pull the other...    kinda/sorta something like
this
http://jniolon.classicpickup.com/tugger.jpg

anyone ever done this personally ?? suggestions ??  flaws ??

this brain trust could build the eiffel tower with barbed wire and fence
posts... I know someone has done this before....   fly guys ??? help ???

thanks
John





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