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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 19, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2019
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Bruce Van Deventer, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Nima Forghani, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/22 (2006.01); B64F 1/10 (2006.01); B64F 1/00 (2006.01); B64F 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64F 1/228 (2013.01); B64F 1/002 (2013.01); B64F 1/04 (2013.01); B64F 1/10 (2013.01); B64F 1/227 (2013.01);
Abstract
An aircraft tow vehicle and methods of towing an aircraft are disclosed. An aircraft tow vehicle comprises an aircraft structural interface configured to couple to a wheel assembly of a main landing gear of an aircraft; and an aircraft towing propulsive force system configured to propel the aircraft forward when the aircraft structural interface is coupled to the wheel assembly.