Conventional tugs use a tow bar to connect the tug to the Nose Landing Gear of the aircraft. The tow bar is fixed laterally at the nose landing gear but may move slightly vertically for height adjustment. At the end that attaches to the tug, the tow bar may pivot freely with lateral or vertical motion. In this manner the tow bar acts as a large lever to rotate the nose landing gear. Each aircraft type has a unique tow fitting so the towbar also acts as an adapter between the standard-sized tow pin on the tug and the type-specific fitting on the aircraft's landing gear. The tow bar must be long enough to place the tug far away enough to avoid hitting the aircraft and to provide sufficient leverage to facilitate turns.
For large aircraft, the towbar wheels are attached to a hydraulic power jacking mechanism which can lift the towbar to the correct height to mate to both the airplane and the tug, once this is accomplished the same mechanism is used in reverse to raise the tow bar wheels from the ground during the pushback process. The tow bar can be connected at the front or rear of the tractor, depending on whether the aircraft will be pushed or pulled. The towbar has a shear pin which prevents the aircraft from being mishandled by the tug; when overstressed the shear pin will snap, disconnecting the bar from the nose gear to prevent damage to the aircraft and tug.
Towbar heads are specifically designed for each aircraft to attach to a multi-head towbar and the plane’s nose wheel. The towbar head is fabricated to withstand the forces of pushback and towing operations when attached to the nose gear of the aircraft.
We supply towbars from top manufacturers around the world. Some of the manufacturers that provide high-quality towbars are: Tronair, Bracket Aircraft Company and Clyde.
Part No | Manufacturer | Description | QTY | RFQ |
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01-0400-0000 | tronair | head, dash 8-400 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0502-0000 | tronair | hawker head - hawker 1000, hs-125 400 / 800 / 850 / 900 series, jayhawk, t-400 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0503-0000 | tronair | sabreliner head - 40, 60, 70 series | Avl | RFQ |
01-0505-0000 | tronair | head, falcon 10/20/100/200 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0506-0000 | tronair | towbar head - (ce) - king air, queen air, beech 1900, beech 99, c012, and sj30-2 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0507-0000 | tronair | metro merlin iii/iv towbar head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0508-0000 | tronair | mitsubishi mu-2 solitaire / marquise head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0511-0000 | tronair | cessna, commander, piper towbar head (ce) - 310, 320, 340, 401, 402, 404, 411, 414, 414a, 421, 421c, piper aerostar, cheyenne ii, cheyenne iii, chieftan, navajo, and gulfstream commander | Avl | RFQ |
01-0513-0000 | tronair | head, twin otter (std) (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0514-0000 | tronair | head, fokker f-27 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0515-0000 | tronair | challenger head (ce) - challenger 601 / 605 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0516-0000 | tronair | head, sikorsky s-76 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0517-0000 | tronair | head, dash 7 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0518-0010 | tronair | towbar head - shorts 330 / 360 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0520-0010 | tronair | head, falcon 50/900/2000 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0522-0000 | tronair | head, b/n islander | Avl | RFQ |
01-0524-0000 | tronair | head, agusta 109 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0525-0000 | tronair | head, bell 222, 230, 430 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0526-0000 | tronair | jetstream 31 towbar head | Avl | RFQ |
01-0529-0000 | tronair | head, nomad (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0531-0000 | tronair | head, casa 212-100/200 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0532-0000 | tronair | head, bae hs 748 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0534-0000 | tronair | head, dornier 228 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0538-0000 | tronair | caravan head (ce) - 208, 208b, and 406 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0539-0000 | tronair | head, t-38 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0540-0010 | tronair | embraer emb-120 head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0542-0010 | tronair | head, learjet, citation i, ii, v, s/ii (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0543-0000 | tronair | head, diamond & beechjet (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0544-0000 | tronair | twin otter head (hi-float) (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0545-0011 | tronair | head, saab sf-340 & 2000 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0546-0000 | tronair | gulfstream gi/gii/giii/giv (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0547-0000 | tronair | head, convair thru 640 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0548-0000 | tronair | head, nihon ys-11 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0549-0000 | tronair | falcon 10/20/100/200 head (ce) - radial shear protection | Avl | RFQ |
01-0550-0000 | tronair | challenger head with shear protection (ce) - 600, 601, 604, 605 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0551-0010 | tronair | towbar heads - shorts 330 / 360 - with shear protection | Avl | RFQ |
01-0552-0011 | tronair | head, casa cn-235 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0554-0000 | tronair | head, emb 110 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0555-0000 | tronair | head, atp (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0556-0000 | tronair | head, dauphin (commercial) (ce | Avl | RFQ |
01-0558-0000 | tronair | atr 42/72 head (ce) - without shear protection | Avl | RFQ |
01-0559-0000 | tronair | head, westwind & astra (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0560-0010 | tronair | head, falcon 50 / 50ex / 900 / 900ex /2000 / 2000ex (ce) - radial shear protection | Avl | RFQ |
01-0565-0000 | tronair | head, atp with shear | Avl | RFQ |
01-0566-0000 | tronair | head, fokker 50 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0569-0000 | tronair | head, fokker 50 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0570-0010 | tronair | piaggio p-180 avanti head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0571-0011 | tronair | crj-100/200, challenger 850, hawker 4000 horizon head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0573-0012 | tronair | head, pilatus pc-12 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0574-0010 | tronair | hs-125 & hawker 800 head (ce) - hawker 1000, 400, 800, 850, 900 - with radial shear protection | Avl | RFQ |
01-0575-0011 | tronair | head, jetstream 41 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0576-0000 | tronair | dornier 328, gulfstream g150 towbar head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0577-0010 | tronair | head, puma (ce) (r) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0577-0020 | tronair | assy, eurocopter head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0578-0010 | tronair | head, cl-215/215t/415 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0579-0000 | tronair | head, mi-8 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0580-0000 | tronair | head, dauphin hh-65a (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0582-0011 | tronair | head, erj 135/145 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0586-0000 | tronair | challenger / crj head - challenger 870, 890, crj1000, crj700, crj705, and crj900 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0587-0000 | tronair | head, k8 (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0590-0000 | tronair | dash 8 100 / 200 / 300 head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0591-0000 | tronair | learjet towbar head - with shear protection (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0594-0000 | tronair | cessna citation head (ce) - citation 3, 4, 6, 7, 10 (x 750), excel 560 xl, xls, 650 and sovereign 680 aircraft. | Avl | RFQ |
01-0595-0000 | tronair | head, raytheon t6a (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0597-0000 | tronair | challenger 300 / 350 - towbar head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0598-0000 | tronair | eclipse 500 head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0599-0010 | tronair | sikorsky s-92 head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0602-0000 | tronair | falcon 7x head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0603-0000 | tronair | hawker 4000 portable head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0604-0000 | tronair | embraer phenom 300 head (ce) - without nlg protection | Avl | RFQ |
01-0605-0000 | tronair | agusta aw139 portable towbar head | Avl | RFQ |
01-0606-0000 | tronair | embraer phenom 300 head (ce) - with nlg protection | Avl | RFQ |
01-0607-0000 | tronair | hondajet - portable towbar head | Avl | RFQ |
01-0608-0000 | tronair | multi-head, lear 85 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0610-0000 | tronair | atr 42/72 towbar head | Avl | RFQ |
01-0611-0000 | tronair | falcon 10/20/100/200 towbar head - with radial shear protection | Avl | RFQ |
01-0612-0000 | tronair | mulit-head - falcon 2000, 2000ex, 50, 50ex, 900, and 900ex. | Avl | RFQ |
01-0622-0000 | tronair | legacy towbar head - 450 / 500 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0624-0000 | tronair | embraer phenom 100 head (ce) | Avl | RFQ |
01-0625-0000 | tronair | pc-12 / pc-24 head | Avl | RFQ |
01-0701-0000 | tronair | multi-head, airbus 321/320/319/318 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0702-0000 | tronair | multi-head (clamp style), boeing 737 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0703-0000 | tronair | multi-head (pin style), boeing 737 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0704-0000 | tronair | multi-head, boeing 757 | Avl | RFQ |
01-0705-0001 | tronair | multi-head, boeing 727 | Avl | RFQ |
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