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WheelTug makes flying faster
WheelTug reduces the time an airplane spends on the ground, allowing it to spend more time in the air. The WheelTug system includes small electric motors in the nosewheels that enable an aircraft to drive forward and backward without using its engines or external tugs. This enables pilots to pushback and maneuver around the gate without tug or engine delays. The time savings can be dramatic -- allowing airlines to get more out of their aircraft and passengers to get more out of their day.
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How does it save time?
Pushback is inefficient and complex. Airlines use tugs to push back aircraft. Even when everything goes perfectly, the process involves connecting the tug and communications links, pushing back the aircraft, disconnecting the tug and communications links, removing safety pins, securing permission to start rolling and actually beginning the aircraft taxi. And there are many opportunities for delay - from bathroom breaks to broken towbars to jet blast from nearby aircraft delaying pushback clearance. It takes 13 minutes for 98% of pushbacks to be complete.
An aircraft with WheelTug can pushback in one minute; without a tug. This saves time during pushback as well as the pre-pushback delay from ground crew: a minimum of 7 minutes each flight. |
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