Tractor configuration

The Cessna 172 , an aircraft with a tractor configuration.

The tractor configuration describes a drive design in which the propellers are located in front of the engine . This can be the case with all means of transport that are operated with propeller (s) ( aircraft , hovercraft , airships, etc.). Today it is the most common drive design. Vehicles that are equipped with the tractor configuration are also called tractors .

In the context of open rotor turbofan engines, a puller configuration is sometimes used instead of a tractor .

advantages

The tractor configuration offers the following advantages for aircraft :

• Because the drive is attached to the very front of the aircraft in this design, the aircraft is more stable.
• The fact that the drive is at the front and therefore within sight of the pilot means that he can become more quickly aware of possible engine problems such as an oil leak or smoke development.

See also

• Pusher configuration

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Definition of the tractor configuration at encyclo.co.uk, accessed on August 30, 2010.
2. ↑ Flugrevue.de: Open rotor concepts
3. ↑ ^{a b} Tractor advantages at pitbullrotorcraft.com, accessed on August 30, 2013. ( Memento of the original from November 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.