New drive – Curtain up for the technology of the future - DEUTZ Home
New drive – Curtain up for the technology of the future - DEUTZ Home
New drive – Curtain up for the technology of the future - DEUTZ Home
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Technology<br />
Weightless<br />
with <strong>DEUTZ</strong><br />
The Leipzig/Halle Airport is, at<br />
eighty years <strong>of</strong> operation, not<br />
only one <strong>of</strong> Germany’s most<br />
established airports but since<br />
1990 has gradually expanded<br />
to become one <strong>of</strong> Europe’s most<br />
modern. It has a well-functioning<br />
and modern infrastructure and is<br />
an ideal travel hub, being located<br />
in <strong>the</strong> centre <strong>of</strong> Europe. Passenger<br />
aircraft are dispatched<br />
on <strong>the</strong> two 3,600 m runways and<br />
air freight comes and goes on a<br />
24-hour basis. What appears to<br />
be practically weightless generally<br />
isn’t, with <strong>the</strong> devil being in<br />
<strong>the</strong> detail.<br />
At a height <strong>of</strong> tens <strong>of</strong> thousands<br />
<strong>of</strong> metres, aircraft seem to move<br />
ef<strong>for</strong>tlessly through <strong>the</strong> clouds.<br />
But on <strong>the</strong> ground <strong>the</strong>y need<br />
<strong>the</strong> sturdy help <strong>of</strong> aircraft tugs<br />
to move safely between take-<strong>of</strong>f<br />
and park positions. The Goldh<strong>of</strong>er<br />
AST 2R 210 is one such<br />
aircraft tug. Five <strong>of</strong> this type are<br />
being used at <strong>the</strong> Leipzig/Halle<br />
Airport, and <strong>the</strong>re are a total <strong>of</strong><br />
nine from Goldh<strong>of</strong>er that use<br />
<strong>DEUTZ</strong> engines. The AST 2R210<br />
20 <strong>DEUTZ</strong>LIVE 01/2010<br />
is multi-talented among towbarless<br />
aircraft tugs. For <strong>the</strong> fast,<br />
reliable and safe ground transport<br />
<strong>of</strong> 100-300 ton aircraft,<br />
<strong>the</strong>se tugs set real benchmarks<br />
thanks to <strong>the</strong>ir powerful engines.<br />
They enable Airbuses and Jumbo<br />
Jets to be ef<strong>for</strong>tlessly coordinated<br />
between park, take-<strong>of</strong>f and<br />
landing positions. The powerful<br />
and compact tug’s gripper arm<br />
attaches to <strong>the</strong> aircraft’s nose<br />
wheel, a hydraulic plat<strong>for</strong>m lifts<br />
it, and <strong>the</strong> tug tows <strong>the</strong> aircraft<br />
to <strong>the</strong> required position.<br />
A tug with a powerful<br />
diesel heart<br />
A piggy-back weighing tons, <strong>the</strong><br />
aircraft trailing way behind <strong>the</strong><br />
tug with only a “Follow Me” vehicle<br />
to show <strong>the</strong> way <strong>–</strong> this requires<br />
a powerful engine! With<br />
<strong>the</strong> <strong>DEUTZ</strong> TCD 2012 L06, <strong>the</strong><br />
tugs are equipped with a powerful<br />
diesel heart. Available in<br />
robust 4 and 6 in-line cylinder<br />
versions, <strong>the</strong> water-cooled 2012<br />
engine is characterized by a high<br />
power density <strong>of</strong> 67 <strong>–</strong> 155 kW<br />
at 2,400 rpm and complies with<br />
emission standards <strong>for</strong> mobile<br />
machinery according to EU-Nonroad<br />
2004/26/EU Stage IIIA and<br />
US EPA Tier 3. The slender engine<br />
design also provides maximum<br />
flexibility. The TCD 2012<br />
is also economic through <strong>the</strong><br />
<strong>DEUTZ</strong> high pressure injection<br />
common rail system (DCR®).<br />
Pushback vehicles with <strong>DEUTZ</strong><br />
TCD 2012 engines<br />
The so-called pushbacks can<br />
also be per<strong>for</strong>med by aircraft<br />
tugs. A pushback manoeuvre is
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