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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 ...
Ground power unit that needs towing. A ground power unit (GPU) is a vehicle capable of supplying power to aircraft parked on the ground. [2] Ground power units may also be built into the jetway, making it even easier to supply electrical power to aircraft. Many aircraft require 28 V of direct current and 115 V 400 Hz of alternating current.
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 ...
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]
USS Kewaydin (ATO-24) towing a target sled Targets can also be towed behind other craft, the counterparts of target tugs in aviation.. The U.S. Navy employs the Low-Cost Modular Target (LCMT), a modular barge made from pontoons, scaffolding and large colored sails as visual targets, which can be shot at with guns or a variety of missiles.
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 ...