How Ergonomics Directs Force

Muscling an airplane out of a hangar and onto the runway takes a fair amount of physical effort. Exert just a little too much force while your body twists during maneuvering and you could be spending weeks at the chiropractor. Ergonomic design directs force with maximum efficiency. When applied to aircraft tugs like Lindy’s motorized [...]

Why Ergonomics Makes a Difference

Ergonomic design is one of the features that sets Lindy’s aircraft tugs above the competition. Ergonomics is the science of fitting the equipment to the person, not forcing the person to contort his body into uncomfortable positions to operate the equipment. Most equipment is built as “one size fits all.” But we all know that [...]

How Lindy’s Aircraft Tugs Improve Safety

Lindy’s ergonomically-designed, walk-behind aircraft tugs are a safe alternative to gas-powered lawn-mower drive aircraft movers. As noted in our August 14 post, on a recent trip to Alaska, tugs were much in evidence at Anchorage’s Ted Stevens International Airport. The world’s third busiest shipping hub (after Atlanta and Hong Kong), Anchorage buzzed with tugs in constant motion [...]

Lindy’s Aircraft Tugs Improve Safety

Nearly three times the size of Texas, Alaska redefines the word “vast.” On a recent trip, I found that getting from one place to another in Alaska is no easy task. A land of few roads, towns are isolated from each other by impenetrable mountains. If you can’t boat there, you have to fly. Nearly everything [...]

Brand Aircraft Tugs With Lindy’s Themed Wraps

Branding is big business and big bucks these days. Savvy business owners understand the importance of getting their unique name and symbol out in front of the public and potential customers. But branding is much more than an effective way of differentiating yourself from your competitors. Industry experts say brand name recognition has the potential to increase profits by [...]

What Makes Lindy’s Aircraft Tugs Unique?

Lindy’s Aircraft Tugs are an innovative departure from the out-dated gas-powered lawn mower power train systems still in use at many airports. In developing our revolutionary line of aircraft tugs, Lindbergh Aircraft Tug Co. has applied state-of-the-art ergonomic material handling technology to the problem of maneuvering airplanes around crowded hangers and airstrips. Here are just [...]

Welcome to Lindbergh Aircraft Tug Company Blog

In the spirit of innovation that marked Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927, Lindbergh Aircraft Tug Company was launched to serve the aviation industry shaped by the famed aviator’s achievements. Located in Little Falls, Minnesota, Lucky Lindy’s childhood home, Lindbergh Aircraft Tug Co. is dedicated to manufacturing high quality, industrial strength, ergonomically [...]

Welcome

Welcome to the Lindbergh Aircraft Tug blog. We’ll be starting to post this week so please come back to check us out again.