Coolest Aircraft Tug I've seen

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Saw one of these in use the other day.
seemed very cool, but not cheap.
Did seem to work very well.

https://www.acairtechnology.com/products.aspx?cat=tugs

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They had a booth at sun n fun,very impressive .
 
What's not impressive is the price. It's not like these things need FAA approval, but they sure have em priced that way.
 
Ahh, it's like a tug made sweet love to one of those battle bots!

I'll stick with my tug, it's runs off craft beer and game meat :)
 
Golf cart with all the bling would be way less expensive.
 
It's all fun and games until it goes rogue and runs off with your plane...
 
I might buy it if it was under $1000. For 4k I can get a nice used 4 wheeler. Still, its a cool idea. NO TOWBAR!
 
I went back to this booth at SnF two or three times. This is a very well engineered and built product. Frankly I don't think their pricing is unreasonable. Very cool. I'd like one.
 
Is it small/light enough to go in the baggage compartment? That's one advantage over a golf cart.

Heck, I wonder if you could dock it with chair mounted on a platform of some sort and use it as a golf cart.
 
Video ends just as going off course......and just before Red Handle got pulled.
 
asicer said:
Is it small/light enough to go in the baggage compartment? That's one advantage over a golf cart.

Heck, I wonder if you could dock it with chair mounted on a platform of some sort and use it as a golf cart.
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It may depend on the specific model. In general, they are pretty robust. I can't speak for the smallest single engine compatible ones, but if your airplane really needs a tug to move (twin or warbird...etc) then no, it is not really feasible to haul with you (too large/heavy), which doesn't help the price-point.

They are great for nesting multiple large airplanes in community hangars, but for the average GA airplane in a T-hangar, they are serious overkill.
 
Shepherd said:
How well does it work on a tail wheel?
I'm thinking there would be some problems.
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Works very well for the bigger tailwheels. They are great for T-6s, Beech 18s and even DC-3s.

I wouldn't bother with it for a typical GA single. I watched a guy demonstrate it on my 170 once. About halfway through, I had enough. It was twice as fast to just move the airplane by hand.
 
Mtns2Skies said:
What problems were you thinking might occur though?
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No real mechanical issues. If you get the model with the lazy Susan, it is actually easier on the tailwheel assembly than a towbar. But for small airplanes, it is really slow compared to pushing it around by hand.
 
This is a terrible idea anyway.
What if you are using it and you pull it a little too fast and the plane becomes airborne? What then?
 
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