bigjobs
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Hi all,
i was sitting in a DeathStar 717 at BNE this afternoon and was looking out my window at a Virgin 737 that was being pushed back. what i noticed intrigued me and i thought that perhaps someone might have some information.
as the virgin 737 was being pushed back i noticed that the tug was located under the main landing gear rather than the nose wheel. This 'tug' then moved out from underneath the jet and moved away to the rear. it then stayed there until the jet moved off to the taxi way, and so i suspected it might be radio controlled. the 'tug' then moved forward after the jet left stopped and then ground crew came and sat on it and drove it away confirming my suspicion that it was a radio controlled piece of gear.
it did not look like the traditional kind of tug that is most commonly used by most airlines.
anyway, i had never seen one of these before and wondered if anyone can tell me more about them, if they are new/old, how they work and all that.
Thanks in advance for your help.
i was sitting in a DeathStar 717 at BNE this afternoon and was looking out my window at a Virgin 737 that was being pushed back. what i noticed intrigued me and i thought that perhaps someone might have some information.
as the virgin 737 was being pushed back i noticed that the tug was located under the main landing gear rather than the nose wheel. This 'tug' then moved out from underneath the jet and moved away to the rear. it then stayed there until the jet moved off to the taxi way, and so i suspected it might be radio controlled. the 'tug' then moved forward after the jet left stopped and then ground crew came and sat on it and drove it away confirming my suspicion that it was a radio controlled piece of gear.
it did not look like the traditional kind of tug that is most commonly used by most airlines.
anyway, i had never seen one of these before and wondered if anyone can tell me more about them, if they are new/old, how they work and all that.
Thanks in advance for your help.