9th Amphibian Tractor Battalion - meaning and definition. What is 9th Amphibian Tractor Battalion
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What (who) is 9th Amphibian Tractor Battalion - definition


9th Amphibian Tractor Battalion         
MILITARY UNIT
The 9th Amphibian Tractor Battalion ("9th Amtrac Battalion") was an amphibious assault battalion of the United States Marine Corps. The battalion supported the 6th Marine Division during the Battle of Okinawa in World War II.
Tractor propeller         
  • The [[Cessna 172]], a tractor configuration aircraft, and the most popular airplane ever produced
  • A [[Britten-Norman Trislander]] aircraft (with an unusual 3rd tractor engine on the tail) at [[Guernsey Airport]], Channel Islands
ARRANGEMENT OF PROPELLERS ON AN AIRCRAFT TO FACE FORWARD
Tractor aircraft; Tractor (aircraft); Tractor propeller; Tractor-configuration; Tractor-configured
·add. ·- A propeller screw placed in front of the supporting planes of an aeroplane instead of behind them, so that it exerts a pull instead of a push. Hence, Tractor monoplane, Tractor biplane, ·etc.
Tractor configuration         
  • The [[Cessna 172]], a tractor configuration aircraft, and the most popular airplane ever produced
  • A [[Britten-Norman Trislander]] aircraft (with an unusual 3rd tractor engine on the tail) at [[Guernsey Airport]], Channel Islands
ARRANGEMENT OF PROPELLERS ON AN AIRCRAFT TO FACE FORWARD
Tractor aircraft; Tractor (aircraft); Tractor propeller; Tractor-configuration; Tractor-configured
In aviation, the term tractor configuration refers to an aircraft constructed in the standard configuration with its engine mounted with the propeller in front of it so that the aircraft is "pulled" through the air. Oppositely, the pusher configuration places the airscrew behind and propels the aircraft forward.