kids encyclopedia robot

Pushback facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Airplane pushing vehicle
A pushback tractor connected to an aircraft

In aviation, pushback is an airport procedure in which an aircraft is pushed backwards from an airport gate by external power. Pushbacks are carried out by special, vehicles called pushback tractors or tugs.

Images for kids

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Push-back para niños

Black History Month on Kiddle
Famous African-American Scientists:
Dorothy Vaughan
Charles Henry Turner
Hildrus Poindexter
Henry Cecil McBay
kids search engine
Pushback Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.