A towing vehicle for aircraft and method for towing an aircraft. The towing vehicle has a chassis, running gear that carries the chassis, and drive, which drives the running gear for moving the chassis. A support wheel receiving device is mounted on the chassis so that it can rotate around a vertical compensation axis of rotation, in particular within a 360 degree rotational range, relative to the chassis. A rotary drive drives the support wheel receiving device. A sensor array with alignment sensors senses alignment of the aircraft relative to the alignment sensors. The towing vehicle has a digital control unit to regulate rotational position of the support wheel receiving device as a function of the sensed alignment of the aircraft relative to the alignment sensors by the rotary drive to keep alignment of the support wheel receiving device relative to the aircraft within a prescribed range.


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    Title :

    Towing Vehicle for Aircraft and Method for Towing an Aircraft


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    Publication date :

    2021-05-06


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / B60B VEHICLE WHEELS , Räder für Fahrzeuge / B60D Fahrzeugverbindungen , VEHICLE CONNECTIONS / B60P Fahrzeuge zum Transport von Lasten oder zum Befördern, Tragen oder Aufnehmen besonderer Lasten oder Gegenstände , VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TO CARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS / G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / G05D SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES , Systeme zum Steuern oder Regeln nichtelektrischer veränderlicher Größen



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