TAKEOFF
One or more Aerocarts takes off in-tow behind the main aircraft.
CRUISING
Aerocarts cruise in-tow, autonomously surfing the wake of aircrafts further ahead for maximum efficiency
LANDING
Aerocarts land in-tow behind the main aircraft.
TAKEOFF
One or more Aerocarts takes off in-tow behind the main aircraft.
CRUISING
Aerocarts cruise in-tow, autonomously surfing the wake of aircrafts further ahead for maximum efficiency
LANDING
Aerocarts land in-tow behind the main aircraft.
When towing Aerocarts, standard planes instantly double or triple their capacity when flying a mission.
This is possible because planes are capacity limited by the takeoff / landing weight – not what they can safely pull through the air.
Aerocarts dramatically upsize capacity but marginally increase fuel burn on the tow plane.
Moving cargo by Aerocart uses 65% less overall operating costs per pound driven primarily by a massive reduction in fuel used when compared with flying that cargo on additional standard planes.
Towed cargo gliders are conceptually capable of flying behind any plane. Aerocart takes advantage of this to be a true “drop-in” upgrade capable of instantly increasing the capacity of existing fleets of aircrafts.
Aerolane is designing a number of Aerocart sizes to accommodate towing behind a wide range of aircraft, pending FAA certification.
The core concept of operations and technological underpinnings of Aerocart are understood, and many gliders are used in one form or another today.
Aerolane flying tests in close coordination with the FAA across a large part of Texas since 2022, and we are planning for initial availability in 2025.
Single pilot, multiple Aerocarts
Aerolane is exploring the potential to certify operations involving multiple Aerocart gliders being towed by a single plane.
Multiple destinations with independent glider landings
By towing one or more Aerocarts behind their plane, pilots can serve multiple destinations with from a single takeoff.
One pilot, multiple Aerocarts
Aerolane is exploring the potential to certify operations involving multiple Aerocart gliders being towed by a single plane.
Multiple destinations with independent glider landing
With one or more Aerocarts, pilots can serve multiple destinations with from a single takeoff.
Aerolane was founded on a belief that glider technology can make aviation cleaner, cheaper, and more capable – all at once! Aerolane’s categorically new approach to aviation efficiency offers near-term compliance benefits for carriers, and a clearer path towards net zero across the industry.
Aerolane’s towed glider technologies use the same fundamental principles that enabled the Allies to dominate the skies over Europe nearly a century ago – and the same ones that help dozens of species of birds migrate home since time immemorial.
Towed gliders were a critical part of World War II history. As you can today see in the Silent Wings Museum in Texas, the capacity boost from towing gliders enabled the US and UK to carry far greater numbers of soldiers into continental Europe during World War II.
In peace time, you can look to the sky to see birds migrating across continents, saving energy and coasting further by flying in the shape of a V.