Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Vehicle for towing an airplane
- Patent Title (中): 牵引飞机的车辆
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Application No.: US13702515Application Date: 2011-06-09
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Publication No.: US08640804B2Publication Date: 2014-02-04
- Inventor: Raphael E. Levy , Ran Braier , Arie Perry
- Applicant: Raphael E. Levy , Ran Braier , Arie Perry
- Applicant Address: IL Lod
- Assignee: Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Lod
- Agency: Dorsey & Whitney LLP
- Priority: IL206262 20100609
- International Application: PCT/IL2011/000457 WO 20110609
- International Announcement: WO2011/154952 WO 20111215
- Main IPC: B60S9/00
- IPC: B60S9/00

Abstract:
A vehicle for towing an airplane by receiving thereupon a nose landing gear of the airplane having an airplane longitudinal axis. The vehicle having a vehicle longitudinal axis and is configured to tow the airplane along a straight or curved path and comprises a controller for directing its operation, including maintaining the vehicle's in-phase position in which the vehicle longitudinal axis is parallel to the airplane longitudinal axis.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130081890A1 VEHICLE FOR TOWING AN AIRPLANE Public/Granted day:2013-04-04
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