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aerotowing
[air-oh-toh-ing]
noun.


Flight technique where standard, powered aircraft to tow additional planes behind them. 

Those additional aircraft can be either a true glider or another standard plane.

[ The Aerolane Advantage ]

Exponential Capability. Fractional Cost.

Aerotowing fundamentally alters the math of aviation logistics. By radically expanding the capabilities of your current fleet, we deliver unprecedented scale without the need for new, capital-intensive airframes.

Payload Expansion

Boost usable payload of existing aircraft by over

2x

range extension

Boost range of existing aircraft by

50%+

Operational savings

Reduction in operating costs for your current fleet.

20-60%
[ IN THE SKIES SINCE 2022 ]

Beyond a concept,
in commercialization.

After years of flight tests, Aerolane unveiled its first product for Part 23 aircraft in 2025 - the AC-0.

[ PROVEN EFFICIENCY ]

Defying Drag. Multiplying Margins.

We are translating complex aerodynamics into massive commercial advantages. Backed by hundreds of hours of real-world flight data , our aerodynamic breakthrough opens the door to a new paradigm of operational economics that extends far beyond the fuel pump.

[ total fuel consumption ]
3,800 lbs/hr
[ status ]
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[ fuel savings ]
0%
1,900 lbs/hr
[ burn rate ]
1,900 lbs/hr
[ burn rate ]

Thermal Efficiency

Cutting power from four or more engines down to just two brings enormous thermal efficiencies - even as the tow plane has to work marginally harder.

Glider Dynamics

Unlike traditional powered planes, gliders have enormous efficiency advantages that come from their unique designs yielding higher L/D and P/M ratios.

Wake Riding

Aerolane's proprietary autopilot technology helps trailers harvest the energy inside of the wake propagating behind every plane.

[ An American Story ]

Inspired By History

Aerolane’s towed glider technologies use the same fundamental principles that enabled the Allies to dominate the skies over Europe nearly a century ago.

All imagery is authentic, archival footage from WWII

Towed gliders revolutionized airlift in the European theater.

The cargo glider’s simplicity and extreme manufacturability solved BOTH the Allies’ gap in capabilities and production capacity.

Each engined aircraft could tow multiple engineless gliders. Each flight - and engine cycle - now doubled its effective punch.

Gliders were affordable and highly manufacturable. One-way missions to inject crew & materiel deep inside enemy territory without air strips was now possible.

[ Ready for Takeoff ]

Airborne since 2022.
Commercially available this year.

See how aerotowing technologies can transform the economics of your fleet.