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Jul 18, 2018, 6:13 am

#80

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Join Date: Aug 2009

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Quote:

Originally Posted by MPH1980

I'm possibly being very silly here - but there's 3 weight distribution points on the planes - front wheel and two wheels under the wing.

So given the tug is only lifting at the point of the front wheel - surely it only needs to be able to handle a 3rd of the weight?

Larger planes like the B747 & A380 have 5 sets of wheels so even less of a problem moving these.

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