Potentially after the tug has done its pulling, stopping the aircraft could be fun. Especially on a downhill slope. I'd try it in an emergency but not for a casual turn around. Wouldn't fancy explaining to management why the aircraft was sitting on its tail.
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RAT 5
Exactly: a push-back tug can pull as well as push. All it takes is some creative latertal thinking. What would they have done if the country where they were parked was under imminent threat of invasion, the airport in imminent danger of attack and the pax were the diplomatic crew of the airlines home country and they had flown in on a rescue mission? I doubt they'd be off to the nearest hotel waiting for a tow-bar.