Originally Posted by
lefty loose
If serviceable aircraft brakes were ‘on’ I doubt the tug would have been able to move the aircraft.
I expect the tug could haul a loaded C-17 or a C-130 up a slight hill without much trouble. A bit of rubber scraping off an F-35 isn't an impediment.
They should have spent a few extra dollars on tow dollies. Hmm, product improvement proposal idea!
Not as bad as seeing the nose gear (and much more) torn off a C-130 when an airport sort of forgot to tell anyone a 100 foot section of the runway had been excavated in the middle.
<I was one of the engineers for AWADS, CTII, and Tunner cargo transporter. I only did the part users liked, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.>