ME - 262. (First Operational Jet)
Dornier Anteater (Do335?)
Curtis Pusher 1911
Tachnically, the Wright Flyer didn't "drag its tail"
Lots of others
jorge
> Hi,
>
> Sorry, but all aircraft prior to 1945 were NOT tail draggers.
> The B24/C87, B26 Marauder, P38, P39 and the Connie are
> some examples of WWII USAAFaircraft with nose gear.
> Even the Navy had some (F7F, R5D(C54)).
> If you were working in tight spaces a heavy truck would not
> be the choice of a tow vehicle.
>
> Ken Mock
>
> > ++++++++++++
> > Are we missing something here??
> >
> > All airplanes built before about 1945 were tail
> > draggers. All that was needed for a "tug" was a heavy
> > truck, there was no real need for a purpose built
> > vehicle to move airplanes around on the ground.
> >
> > Maybe this WAS a "tug"/maintenance vehicle, with all
> > the tools needed to start the persnickety engines of
> > the time right there handy, it would have been heavy
> > enough to move the biggest of the time.
> >
> > Try doing a search for the DC-3 and see what was
> > pulling them around. Howard Hughes used two D-9 Cats
> > to move the Spruce Goose.
> >
> > This would have been before the B-17 or any other big
> > bombers.
> >
> > Joe
> >
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