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The F+W C-3605, nicknamed Schlepp ("Tug") or "Alpine Anteater", was a target towing aircraft operated by the Swiss Air Force from 1971–1987. The aircraft was developed during the latter half of the 1960s by the Swiss Federal Construction Works (Eidgenoessische Konstruktionswerkstaette) (EKW), renamed Farner Werke (F+W) in 1972, as a conversion of the existing C-3603 ground attack/target ...
Target tugs, such as this Phantom are often painted in high visibility colors to differentiate themselves from the targets they tow. A target tug is an aircraft which tows an unmanned drone, a fabric drogue or other kind of target, for the purposes of gun or missile target practice. Target tugs are often conversions of transport and utility ...
The AN/SLQ-25A utilises a fiber optic tow cable (FOTC) and a 10-horsepower (7.5 kW) RL-272C double drum winch. Several engineering changes resulted in commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment being utilised extensively in the system. A diagnostic program can be initiated locally or from the remote control station, and tests all electronic ...
The Monitor came about as a response to Specification Q9/42 for a twin-engined high-speed target tug for the Royal Air Force.The specification called for a towing speed of not less than 300 mph (480 km/h), be capable of 90 mph while streaming targets, [1] an endurance of 3–4 hours [2] and - most unusually - be capable of being dismantled and fitted into standard packing crates. [1]
The wheels are attached to a hydraulic jacking mechanism which can lift the towbar to the correct height to mate to both the airplane and the tug, and once this is accomplished the same mechanism is used in reverse to raise the tow bar wheels from the ground during the pushback process. The tow bar can be connected at the front or the rear of ...
Unofficial designation for AD-2s used as remote-control aircraft, to collect and gather radioactive material in the air after nuclear tests AD-2Q Two-seat electronics countermeasures version of the AD-2; 21 built AD-2QU AD-2 with radar countermeasures and target towing equipment, no armament and no water injection equipment; one aircraft only AD-2W
The PA-25 Pawnee is an agricultural aircraft produced by Piper Aircraft between 1959 and 1981. It remains a widely used aircraft in agricultural spraying and is also used as a tow plane, or tug, for launching gliders or for towing banners.
This category is for aircraft designed to tow gliders, or modified to do so. Pages in category "Glider tugs" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 ...