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An aircraft ground transporter is adapted particularly for the transport of wheelless, skid supported aircraft (e.g., helicopters) on the ground. The transporter is self propelled and includes seating for an operator thereon. The device is hydraulically powered and operated, with an engine providing power for a hydraulic pump, which in turn provides all lifting, steering, and mobility functions. The configuration of the vehicle includes a generally H-shaped frame, with the forward ends of the two arms of the H each including a steerable wheel or wheels thereon. Each arm includes a lifting bar thereon, which may be raised to lift an aircraft by the cross tubes of the landing skids. The opposite, rearward end of the vehicle includes the engine and most of the hydraulic apparatus, and seating and controls for the operator. Thus, the operator is always facing toward an aircraft being handled by the transporter, and may easily observe the transporter and aircraft being transported thereby. A supplementary tow bar is attachable to the forward end of one of the two arms of the frame, which device enables the transporter to be used to move wheeled aircraft also. The supplementary tow bar automatically clamps to a landing gear strut of a wheeled aircraft when the device is lifted to raise the aircraft wheel clear of the surface, thereby enabling the aircraft to be steered and moved using the transporter.
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