Flat tire on the runway? Roll it clear in 17 minutes.
The average disabled aircraft closes a runway for 2-6 hours — waiting on jacks, tire crews, or a contractor. A PlaneSkate flat tire dolly rolls the aircraft off on its flat, deflated tire in 17 minutes.
No jacking. No tire removal.
Three steps to an open runway.
No jacks, no tire removal, no waiting on a specialist. The flat stays on the wheel; the wheel rides the dolly.
Slide the dolly under the flat. A 3-inch deck height and 10-degree ramp clear low-hanging gear doors.
Winch or tow the wheel onto the deck — flat tire and all. Deployment takes under 45 seconds.
Roll the aircraft clear at up to 10 mph — on ice, snow, gravel, grass, or broken pavement.
Sized for your heaviest regular traffic.
The largest piston twins, turboprops, and medium corporate jets. Dual-main-gear ready.
Regional commuter jets, heavy corporate jets, and military aircraft. 18,000 lb winch.
Which dolly are you actually shopping for?
“Flat tire dolly” covers three very different tools. Here's the honest routing.
You're in the right place. That's what PlaneSkate is built for — see the full aircraft recovery dolly comparison.
You want a wheel and brake dolly — a hydraulic shop tool from a GSE supplier, typically rated for a single wheel assembly. PlaneSkate doesn't make one, and a shop dolly won't clear a runway.
That's pneumatic lifting-bag territory, with a lift plan and a recovery crew. For the far more common flat-tire and gear-failure cases, PlaneSkate clears the runway without a lift.
“The 100K PlaneSkate paid for itself the first time we used it. It is now an essential piece of equipment in our inventory.”
The next flat tire doesn't have to close your runway.
One incident can cost $200,000 or more. The equipment that clears it starts at $5,995. Run your own numbers, then see it work in person.
Or call 1-763-271-9393.