scope:

This standard covers general design requirements for towing fittings and provisions which are an integral part of military aircraft equipped with a wheel-type landing gear or skids.

The function of this standard shall be to standardize and maintain the configuration(s) of all aircraft towing fittings with a secondary goal of maintaining common ground support equipment interface of towbars and spotting dollies. This standardization effort shall apply to all land or carrier bases military aircraft of the Department of Defense or its allies.

It is intended that this standard shall be applicable to all newly developed military aircraft. As a goal, it is desirable that commercial or modified commercial aircraft be equipped with towing fittings that are compatible with existing DOD inventory ground support equipment towbars.

intended Use: