Vector Drive was created by an industrial designer and pilot with decades of hands-on experience in aircraft operations, ground handling, and mechanical design.

The business is founded on the belief that many ground-handling tools used in general aviation are cheap copies, poorly designed, over-compromised, or disconnected from real operational use. Vector Drive products are developed from direct experience moving aircraft in confined hangars, on varied surfaces, and in real-world conditions — not just from a drawing board.

Industrial Design Experience

The Vector Drive OMNI Tug is designed by 3D-ID Industrial Design, an Australian industrial design practice with extensive experience in:

• Mechanical and industrial product design

• Load-bearing structures and safety-critical equipment

• Design for manufacture and durability

• Equipment used in aviation, industrial, and agricultural environments

Every design decision prioritizes function, reliability, and safety, with an emphasis on solutions that work consistently in daily use.

Aviation Experience

The design is informed by decades of first-hand flying and aircraft experience, IFR, Instructional, Multi Engine and regional; RPT flight crew, including extensive time operating and handling general aviation aircraft in:

• Tight hangar environments

• Sloped floors and apron transitions

• Mixed surface conditions

This operational experience directly informs how the tug behaves under load, how it interfaces with aircraft, and how it must perform to be both safe and intuitive for pilots and ground staff.

Design Philosophy

Vector Drive products are:

• Designed around real aircraft and real hangars

• Engineered for predictable, controlled movement

• Configured to suit individual aircraft and site conditions

• Built to reduce risk, effort, and damage

• Industrial, quality components designed to last (Not to a price)

Rather than forcing operators to adapt to a generic tug, Vector Drive focuses on configuring the tug to the aircraft and environment.

“Designed by someone who flies, for people who fly.”