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US 5,078,340 AGranted
System for automatic transportation of aircraft on the ground
AssigneeFMC Trade International AB
InventorNils-Eric Anderberg
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Abstract
A system for automatic transportation of an aircraft on the ground in the region of a parking place comprises in this region a carriage which is co-nectible to the nose wheel of the aircraft and is, by means of capstans, drivable back and forth along guide means in the ground.
Claims4
A system for automatic ground transportation of an aircraft, comprising:
- a carriage connectable to a nose wheel of an aircraft,
- locking means arranged and constructed to lock the nose wheel to said carriage,
- guide means disposed at ground level,
- said carriage being drivable along said guide means,
- a small sled disposed on said carriage, said sled being movable in a direction substantially perpendicular to carriage motion,
- said sled supporting a nose wheel of the aircraft, and being laterally displaceable upon lateral deviation of the aircraft during backing movement,
- said system arranged and constructed to automatically align the aircraft to allow substantially straight backward movement, whereby the accurate, reliable, and efficient transportation of aircraft to and from a parking position is facilitated.
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