Moving tailwheel aircraft.

[Potter1]

Is there a contraption for moving larger tailwheel aircraft? A motorised tug or bogie is a bit overkill.

I remember seeing ads for a manually operated device that looked like looked a bit like a push bike, with peddle at the top that was rotated by hand connected to a wheel on the ground by a chain.

I’ve checked some past aviation mags but turned a blank.


Thanks....:confused:

[foxmoth]

How big?

[Potter1]

About the size of a C182 or Maule (750 - 1000kg empty), to be moved by one person across short grass or similar.

[tacpot]

Potter1, the device you have seen is called the Wingwalker. There was a picture ofit in Pilot Magazine.

The manufacture has a web site at
http://www.wingwalker.co.za

The web site says that it has been adapted for certain taildraggers, but I would also ask about it's performance on grass before going ahead and ordering one.

[tacpot]

A couple of other links for you :

http://www.myles-rec.com/page28/skyline.html

http://www.thehangar.co.uk/cgi-bin/cgiwrap/ktallent/classifieds/classifieds.pl?search_and_display_db_button=on&db_id=1730&query=retrieval