Talk:Pushback
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[edit] Still needs work
Per Wikipedia:German-English_translation_requests#de:Pushback - This still needs some work. I'm not an aviator, and I'm not totally sure what a de:Hubschlepper is (could be a tug?), but they're quicker than pushback tractors. I also still need sources for the broken tow bars and forgotten bypass pin thing, I know... JanesDaddy 06:46, 12 December 2005 (UTC)
[edit] Needs updating
I've seen fancy new remote control pushback at Adelaide Airport - the tractor is U-shaped and seems to clamp on to one of the main wheels. The operator uses a wireless remote control and stands back from the aircraft, leaving the tractor on the taxiway until the aircraft has taxied away (after disconnecting and rolling the tractor back a few metres first). I'm not sure how the plane is steered. From what I've seen only Virgin Blue use this method, Qantas use conventional pushback tractors. --59.167.21.107 11:11, 13 January 2007 (UTC)
