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Plane tractor

  • US 9,187,185 B2
  • Filed: 07/18/2014
  • Issued: 11/17/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for pulling an airplane by an airplane tractor, the method comprising:

  • blocking primary brakes of the airplane;

    gripping a nose gear of the airplane by a tractor;

    exerting a pulling force on the airplane by the tractor prior to releasing the preliminary brakes of the airplane;

    releasing the primary brakes of the airplane, thereby causing the resistance force of the airplane to be less than the pulling force of the tractor; and

    allowing the pulling force to drive the tractor together with the airplane.

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