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Old 3rd Aug 2005, 14:20
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alexmcfire, seat1aplease:

Unmanned tugs, that attach themselves to the front-wheel do exist. I saw them at Marseille Provence Airport. They were used by Air France to push back their B737s and A320 away from the ramp, then the aircraft taxied under their own power. I don't know if they were electrical but they were surprisingly very small: less than half the size of a car.
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