Patent · US Expired

Aircraft ground handling vehicle

US4997331A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMar 1, 1989
Grant dateMar 5, 1991
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Expiry dateMar 1, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S180/904
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An AGHV comprising a chassis 10 having front 11, 12 and rear 15, 16 wheels thereon, a support platform 25, 26 being movably mounted on the chassis 10 and jib 30 being provided on the chassis 10 for loading the nosewheels of an aircraft onto the platform 25, 26; said platform 25, 26 being longitudinally movable between the first position wherein said nose wheels can be loaded thereon so as to be supported by the platform 25, 26 on the chassis 10 and a second position which is clear of said first position.

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