Forget the Wheel, Company Reinvents the Aircraft Chock
Chock has a simple over-center locking system, eliminating the need for complicated locking mechanisms and making removal an easy, one-handed operation.
Alphachocks are designed to overcome some of the drawbacks of traditional rubber and wood chocks. (Photo: David McIntosh)
Alphachocks are designed to overcome some of the drawbacks of traditional rubber and wood chocks. (Photo: David McIntosh)

“We have reinvented the airplane wheel chock,” Alpha Chocks directing manager Daniel Stieger told AIN. Stieger, who retired last year as the flight department manager at Novartis, said he saw a need for lighter, more compact chocks that could be carried aboard a business jet for use at airports where chocks are scarce.