[Shop-talk] airplane tugger

[Richard George]

Hi,

there was an old book titled "shop savvy" by roy Moungovan that had a 
design for a rig to move small aircraft like this that used a big power 
drill and some kind of winch gear train...

Best,

rkg
(Richard George)

On 7/4/2012 9:12 AM, John Niolon wrote:
> 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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> I'm sarcastic... what's your superpower ?
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