TWIN-SERIES
TWIN-Series.
The flexible one. Our most popular model series for MRO and FBO. Mototok Twin-Series tugs are designed for all aircraft and nearly all wheeled helicopters up to 75 tonnes or 165,300 lbs – including regional aircraft and business jets with single or double nose wheel.
| Aircraft like | Nearly all wheeled Helicopter like |
|---|---|
| Global 6000 | Leonardo / AugustaWestland |
| Lineage | Sikorsky |
| Legacy | Airbus |
| Gulfstream | Bell |
| Dassault Falcon | |
| and many others |
Our compact tug – suitable for a wide range of aircraft. The Twin-Series is Mototok’s most popular model series of fully-electric, towbarless aircraft tugs for Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) as well as fixed-base operators (FBO).
There are six different models of the Mototok Twin-Series available for MRO- and FBO-purposes as well as for pushback applications: 5 for MRO-/FBO-purposes and one (the T7000) for pushback applications. They are available for aircraft up to 39, 50*, 55 and 75* tonnes (*also available as our model Flat with extreme low height).
This series comes with outstanding benefits, such as:
- Full electric drive
- Radio remotely controlled
- Fully automatic nose gear engaging function: loads and unloads the nosewheel automatically with one tap on the remote
- Only 1 person required for operation
- Applicable for single or double nose wheel
- Hydraulic adjustment of the mouth opening depth for wheels with small diameter
- High powered electric motors
- No driving license required
- Minimal operating costs
- Minimal maintenance costs
- Park your aircraft using the last corner of your hangar and save space
- Quickest Return on Investment
All TWIN-Models are standardly equipped with
- Advanced Radio Remote Control
- Fully automatic 1-click-loading system
- Driving lights
- Yellow flashlight and safety beeper
Optional Equipment
- Ground power cable for ground power connection
- Trailer coupling adaptor for multi-functional extensions
- Automatic controls by ground markings (AGV functionality)
- Adaptations for special demands
- Spiral cable connection (15 m) between Mototok and control unit instead of radio remote control
- Saltwater resistance
Mototok TWIN 7500NG with a Dassault Falcon
Mototok TWIN 7500NG with a Gulfstream
Mototok TWIN 7500NG shows its maneuverability with a Gulfstream
Mototok TWIN 7500NG with an Embraer Legacy 650
Mototok TWIN 7500NG with a Sikorsky S92
Mototok TWIN 7500NG with a Pilatus. Park your Aircraft using the last inch of your hangar.
Let the flexibility of the TWIN series convince you.
Safety first
We care about your aircraft.
The hydraulic clamping mechanism of the TWIN-Series encloses the nose wheel fully hydraulically and sensor controlled with gentle force and prevents it from slipping out of the nose wheel platform. This technology is unique in this class of tugs.
A nosewheel is basically offset in order to remain safely on track during take-off and landing. Due to this, ground position point A isnot identical with construction related axis B on the landing gear.
Automatic Hydraulic Nosegear Loading
Sensor controlled – smart, fast, easy and safe.
Loading the nose wheel with a Mototok TWIN electric tug is quick and easy. No winch, no lashing straps, no laborious bending down to fix the nose wheel. Let the hydraulic system do the work for you!
Drive the Mototok with opened hydraulical door and lowered platform towards the nose wheel of the aircraft until the nose wheel touches the inner wedge the nose wheel platform. Then press the start-button on the remote control.
The hydraulical door closes. If necessary, the sliding table is adjustable for fitting smaller nose wheels.
The sliding table presses the nose wheel towards the closed hydraulical door until a specified pressure is reached.
The platform lifts up and raises the nose wheel.
Lastly the operator has to bring down the safety paddles manually – ready for moving the aircraft. The whole procedure takes 10-15 seconds only.
Convenient Usage
Loading the nose gear is as simple as tapping a button on the remote.
Thanks to an automatic hydraulic and sensor-controlled system unique in this class of aircraft tugs, loading and unloading the nose gear is quick, simple, and safe with the Mototok Twin-Series. Simply drive the Mototok up to the nose wheel. The wheel is then hydraulically fixed firmly in position and raised – ready for take off! All this with no awkward strap, no inconvenient winch. No bolts or tools are required.
- Radio remote controlled operating under an industrial frequency code approved for airports
- Automatic connection to the aircraft‘s nose wheel with one tap on a button of the remote
- No straps, no winch, no tools required
More flexibility? Impossible.
The unique design of the hydraulic safety bar means that both single and double nosegear can be handled with ease. It only takes seconds to replace the bar. Additionally a wide range of wheel diameter can be operated.
Ground Handling goes Digital
The Mototok CPU.
Mototok offers a central processing unit (CPU) for features and adjustments relating to
- Towing and braking forces
- Oversteering protection
- Voice announcements
- Unit diagnostics
- Log files
- User access
The CPU can be linked with any mobile device (smartphone, tablet or laptop) via bluetooth, WLAN or USB and a standard internet browser (like Microsoft Edge, Apple Safari, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox). Once you are linked to the system, you are able to manage many kinds of adjustments of the Mototok.
Log in to operate with RFID.
The quickest log in can be done via a RFID-card and an appropriate card reader on the machine. According to the authorization level, the user is able to move the Mototok, check or adjust the settings or read out the log files.
Service Management. Online.
Work in collaboration online with our technicians if the need arises
With the help of Mototok cloud our technicians can access all parameters of your tug in real time – all movements, switch positions and sensor values. We literally see what’s happening to your tug right now.
Motototk TWIN-Series.
Choose yours.
Accessories
Ground power included
The TWIN is equipped with Ground power sockets for supplying the aircraft with power for electrical equipment on board (cockpit, galley, air conditioning, etc.)
Charger included
Both the 48V charger for the Mototok batteries and the charger for the radio remote control are included.
Additional weight (optional)
A low nose wheel load on the aircraft can lead to traction problems. And the sloshing of the remaining aviation fuel in the aircraft’s tanks in particular can cause sudden weight shifts. If the ground is also slippery (shiny floor) and slightly inclined, the Mototok may no longer have fully traction. With the help of the additional weights and our well-proven quartz sand tyres of the drive wheels with a higher contact area, traction can be increased considerably.
Trailor Coupling Adaptor (optional)
With the Mototok TWIN and our suitable towing adaptor, you can tow all heavy equipment such as GPU and other – safely and easily.
Get in touch with Mototok
Would you like advice or a demonstration of our electric Mototok tugs? With pleasure!
Frequently Asked Questions.
Looking for more details about Mototok’s capabilities, compatibility or usage? Here you’ll find answers to the most common questions about our electric towbarless tugs, ground handling integration, and aircraft compatibility.
Fully-electric, towbarless, and remote-controlled aircraft tugs of the Mototok TWIN-Series are compatible with a wide range of aircraft up to 75 tonnes or 165,300 lbs and most wheeled helicopters. This includes regional aircraft as well as medium to large sized business jets with single or double nose wheel.
The TWIN-Series is Mototok’s most popular model series of fully-electric, towbarless aircraft tugs with remote control for MROs and FBOs There are six different models for MRO- and FBO-purposes available in the series. With the T7000, there is also a TWIN-Series model option for commercial terminal pushback operations.
Mototok TWIN-Series tugs outperform other aircraft tugs with their towbarless and compact design, zero emissions thanks to fully-electric drive, and remote-controlled precision. Here are the central benefits:
- - Increased time efficiency: With Mototok TWIN-Series tugs, loading or unloading the nose gear only takes 10 to 15 seconds. Thanks to their towbarless and compact design as well as remote-controlled precision, Mototoks moreover access aircraft in the hangar more than twice as quickly as other aircraft tugs.
- - Improved hangar efficiency: Mototok TWIN-Series tugs help airports, MROs and FBOs to accommodate up to 60 percent more aircraft by optimizing hangar capacity.
- - Low maintenance: Mototok tugs are maintenance free in daily operation, saving airports, MROs, or FBOs significant costs.
- - Ease of use: Towbarless and remote-controlled Mototok tugs are easy to maneuver, with no special license required.
- - One person operation: The remote control-feature enables unobstructed view so that a single person can safely operate a Mototok tug.
- - Sustainability: Mototok TWIN-Series tugs are fully electric. This makes them the sustainable alternative to conventional Diesel tugs.
- - Optional AGV capability: Pushback and parking procedures can be carried out automatically and with maximum precision. This not only ensures higher safety and standardization of ground handling processes, but also helps to optimize turnaround times and reduce operating costs significantly.
Mototok TWIN-Series aircraft tugs connect to the aircraft with an automatic hydraulic and sensor controlled system unique in this class of tugs which ensures that loading and unloading the nose gear is quick, simple, and safe. Unlike other aircraft tugs, TWIN-Series tugs require no winch, lashing straps, or physical effort to fix the nose wheel – the operator only needs to press one button on the remote control.