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Features:
• Attaches to nose landing gear (NLG) while pulled by a tow tractor
• Consists of lunette eye at forward (tow tractor) end of the round tube body, handle & skeg at each end as well as adapter/head assembly at aft (aircraft) end
o Adapter includes a spare shear pin replacement kit
• Mounted on an articulated undercarriage with hydraulic pump & cylinder as well as retractable spring (to raise/lower towbar)
• Undercarriage & Wheels:
o Bolt-on undercarriage with pneumatic tires provides mobility for trailing towbar behind tow tractor
o Undercarriage mounting allows axial rotation of towbar body for alignment of the head with aircraft tow fitting
• Hydraulic Pump & Cylinder:
o Hydraulic pump mounted on towbar body to raise the unit to required height to attach to aircraft nose landing gear (NLG)
o Hydraulic cylinder mounted on the left side of towbar body to extend wheels when raising unit
• Retract Spring:
o Mounted on the right side of the towbar body to retract wheels off the ground during aircraft towing operations
Mobility:
• Maximum aircraft towing speed of 5 MPH (8 Km/h)
Dimensions:
o Width (Maximum at Wheels): 40” (101 cm)
o Width (Maximum at Head): 8.5” (22 cm)
o Height (Towing Pin on Head)*: 11 – 42” (28 cm – 107 cm)
o Height (Lunette Eye)**: 10.5” – 34” (27 cm – 86 cm)
*Measured with towbar wheels at maximum extension