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|name= MOWAG-AEG Flugzeugschlepper
|image= File:MOWAG-AEG Flugzeugschlepper.JPG
|caption= MOWAG-AEG Flugzeugschlepper
|origin= Switzerland
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|service=  1967 - 2003
|used_by= [[Switzerland]]: [[Swiss Air Force]]
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|manufacturer= [[MOWAG]] and AEG
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|number= 37
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|weight= 3050 kg
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|crew= 1 +2Pax
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|engine= 6 cylinder engine MWM D 208-6, displacement 4463 cc
|engine_power= 62 kW
|transmission= electric traction motor
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|suspension= [[4 wheel drive|2x4]] wheeled
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|speed= 30 km/h
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== History and development ==
In cooperation with AEG built [[MOWAG]] 37 [[Pushback (aviation)|aircraft tug]] named Flz Sch 4x2 for the [[Swiss Air Force]]. The vehicles were used primarily to move the [[Dassault Mirage&nbsp;III]]S and Mirage III RS in and out of the aircraft caverns. A special feature compared to other aircraft tugs (e.g. Bucher aircraft tractor) was that in these, the aircraft could be suspended during the journey of the towing hook to keep the time between leaving the cavern and the lift off of the Mirage short.
The Mirage began immediately upon leaving the "Vorstollens" to start their engine. Once the engine was running, the latch was released by the tractor driver and he drove from the plane away and turned to the right, so the Mirage freely under its own power could roll on the [[taxiway]]  to the runway.
The aircraft tractors were in use from 1967 to 2003 by the Swiss Air Force. One is  now part of the [[Schweizerisches Militärmuseum Full|Military museum Full]].<ref name="jaa87 Militärmuseum Full Switzerland">Militärmuseum Full Switzerland</ref>
<ref name="jaa87 Marcus Bauer">Marcus Bauer, Nutzfahrzeuge der MOWAG Motorwagenfabrik AG, Fachpresse Goldach, Hudson & Company, 1996 {{ISBN|9783857380563}}</ref>
== References ==
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[[Category:Aircraft ground handling]]
[[Category:Tractors]]
[[Category:Military vehicles of Switzerland]]