Aero-TV: Tow Bar Revolution - Redline Aviations Sidewinder
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- Опубликовано: 20 окт 2024
- Linn Kastan Introduces the Portable Aircraft Power Driver
Like many aircraft owners, Linn Kastan, the owner of Redline Aviation, LLC., grew tired of the hassle and exertion it took to move his aircraft. So, Kastan set out to find a simple, lightweight alternative to the electric and gas-engine powered tugs commonly found on the market. After years of design development, Kastan has introduced an incredibly innovative solution, the Redline Aviation Sidewinder.
Weighing less than 22 pounds and able to collapse to 27 for easy storage in the cargo hold, the Sidewinder is a truly portable tool for aircraft repositioning.
The key to its straightforward, yet powerful design is the Milwaukee right-angle drill drive system.
Motorized by a 28-volt lithium ion battery, the unit operates at about 700 RPM and is able to recharge from empty in only 45 minutes. To give an idea of the units power, Kastan was able to tug a fully fueled B55 Baron 100 yards across a hangar row without battery failure. Made in the U.S. using 4130 Chromoly tubing, the Redline Aviation Sidewinder is available for a large variety of single and twin-engine aircraft from Beechcraft, Cessna, Piper, Mooney, Eclipse, Cirrus, and Rockwell.
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From motorcycles to BMX to airplanes, Mr. Kastan You are unstoppable Thank You so much for all that You have designed, built and contributed for all... God Bless!
Can you get it without the drill? I got plenty of right angle drills.
@ski house - $200 really? Just the right angle drill alone is $250 (best price I could find online). It might be expensive but it means my wife can move the plane herself to clean it for me while I'm watching the game.
So $1600 for $150 in parts?
an iPhone is basically $1,000 for $100 in parts, if you don't factor in the R&D, intellectual property, manufacturing, marketing, etc etc.
They're made in the US.
Sorry 1600 dollars is just to much. Even if it is portable and how long will it last. you can buy a powertow for less than that. Nice but should be about half.
Don’t buy this if you expect good (any) after sales service from Redline when the trigger on the Milwaukee drill fails.
I had , repeat I had one of these. Let the drum drive slip a few times while it’s rotating and it eats up the airplane tire. No thanks
Geez $1600! No thanks! $200, maybe...I'll just push!
Won’t work on Aircraft with wheel pants.
@577lightnitro Go pay a Dr. instead.
$1600-$1800? everything in aviation is overpriced. installying A/C on a cessna costs more than it does to buy a brand new Ford Mustang GT. why does a tiny AC system cost more than a 3,000lb car with one of the worlds most advanced V8 engines, traction computers, tires, leather, AND AIR CONDITIONING? who knows.
you're in mexico. pay a mexican a quarter to help you move the plane. problem solved
Too complicated, too expensive, violates the KISS PRINCIPLE (keep it simple, stupid.) Use high torque drill, yes. Get right angle and high reduction w/ worm drive. Drive wheel on ground, not aircraft tire. Use sturdy shaft to lift up nose gear.with pins in axle like most tugs.