Towbarless pushback tractor for wide body aircraft
Heavy-duty dependability with the muscle to move the largest commercial aircraft the JBT Expediter 400 brings ultimate towbarless tractor efficiency and convenience to the handling of large aircraft.
Designed to service aircraft from the A-310 to the B-767, to the A-340 and B-747-400.
Offering greater safety, simplicity, and the economical option of one-man operation.
In addition to aircraft towing enhancements over conventional tractors, the Expediter 400 has the following safety features:
- Integrated Yaw stabilized braking system to prevent the tractor from losing control during high speed towing operations
- Nose landing gear safely locked in the tractor’s cradle preventing the aircraft from escaping
- No jerking or vibrations to the nose landing gear when accelerating and braking
- Automatic aircraft type selection—to automatically set the appropriate traction and braking forces
- Automatic aircraft type selection—to automatically set the appropriate traction and braking forces
- Oversteer alerting device (OAD)
- Simple emergency nose landing gear release system