AS5488A Regional Aircraft Towbar Attach Fitting Interface

Stabilized

06/20/2011

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This SAE Aerospace Standard (AS) specifies the interface requirements for towbar attachment fittings on the nose gear (when towing operations are performed from the nose gear) of conventional tricycle type landing gears of commercial civil transport aircraft with a maximum ramp weight between 8600 kg (19 000 lb) and 50 000 kg (110 000 lb), commonly designated as "regional aircraft".
Its purpose is to achieve towbar attachment fittings interface standardization by aircraft weight category (which determines towbar forces) in order to ensure that one single type of towbar with a standard connection can be used for all aircraft types within or near that weight category, so as to assist operators and airport handling companies in reducing the number of different towbar types used.
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.4271/AS5488A
Pages
6
Citation
SAE International Technical Standard, Regional Aircraft Towbar Attach Fitting Interface, SAE Standard AS5488A, Stabilized June 2011, Issued September 2002, https://doi.org/10.4271/AS5488A.
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Published
Jun 20, 2011
Product Code
AS5488A
Content Type
Technical Standard
Status
Stabilized
Language
English

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