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The invention relates to a method according to which an aircraft (10) is moved along the ground by means of at least two separate appliances (12) connected to the aircraft independently from each other or other appliances. A control element is provided for moving an aircraft, said element sending in

The invention relates to a method according to which an aircraft (10) is moved along the ground by means of at least two separate appliances (12) connected to the aircraft independently from each other or other appliances. A control element is provided for moving an aircraft, said element sending instructions to at least two separate appliances in order to move the aircraft along the ground by means of the appliances. The invention also relates to an appliance (12) for implementing the method according to the invention, which can communicate with an identical appliance in order to transmit and/or receive at least one datum relating to a position and/or a movement of one of the appliances.

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1. A method for moving an aircraft, comprising: moving the aircraft along the ground by means of at least two unmanned vehicles separable from the aircraft, and connected to the aircraft independently from each other. 2. A method for moving an aircraft, comprising: moving the aircraft along the grou

1. A method for moving an aircraft, comprising: moving the aircraft along the ground by means of at least two unmanned vehicles separable from the aircraft, and connected to the aircraft independently from each other. 2. A method for moving an aircraft, comprising: moving the aircraft along the ground by means of at least two vehicles separable from the aircraft, and connected to the aircraft independently from each other or other vehicles,wherein one part of the aircraft is pulled in a forward direction by one of the at least two vehicles and another part of the aircraft is pulled in a backward direction by another one of the at least two vehicles, andwherein the movement by the at least two vehicles allows the aircraft to pivot about a single point. 3. A computer program embodied on a non-transitory computer readable medium, the computer program comprising: instructions that can control execution of the step of moving an aircraft along the ground by means of at least two unmanned vehicles separable from the aircraft, and connected to the aircraft independently from each other. 4. An apparatus, comprising: at least two identical, unmanned vehicles for moving an aircraft along the ground,the at least two identical, unmanned vehicles being separable from the aircraft and connected to the aircraft independently from each other,a first one of the at least two identical, unmanned vehicles being capable of communicating with a second one of the at least two identical, unmanned vehicles in order to perform at least one of transmitting or receiving at least one datum relating to at least one of a position or a movement of one of the at least two identical, unmanned vehicles. 5. An apparatus, comprising: at least two identical vehicles for moving an aircraft along the ground,the at least two identical vehicles being separable from the aircraft and connected to the aircraft independently from each other or other vehicles,a first one of the at least two identical vehicles being capable of communicating with a second one of the at least two vehicles in order to perform at least one of transmitting or receiving at least one datum relating to at least one of a position or a movement of one of the at least two identical vehicles,wherein the apparatus can detect that an engine of an aircraft being moved by at least one of the vehicles has started and,due to this detection, control a movement of the at least one of the vehicles in a direction away from the aircraft. 6. An apparatus, comprising: at least two identical vehicles for moving an aircraft along the ground,the at least two identical vehicles being separable from the aircraft and connected to the aircraft independently from each other or other vehicles,a first one of the at least two identical vehicles being capable of communicating with a second one of the at least two identical vehicles in order to perform at least one of transmitting or receiving at least one datum relating to at least one of a position or a movement of one of the vehicles,wherein the apparatus can detect presence of an aircraft landing gear in a predetermined zone away from at least one of the at least two identical vehicles and,further to this detection, take up a position where it can move the aircraft. 7. An apparatus, comprising: at least two identical vehicles for moving an aircraft along the ground,the at least two identical vehicles being separable from the aircraft and connected to the aircraft independently from each other or other vehicles,a first one of the at least two identical vehicles being capable of communicating with a second one of the at least two identical vehicles in order to perform at least one of transmitting or receiving at least one datum relating to at least one of a position or a movement of one of the vehicles,the apparatus further comprising means to detect when a nose wheel of the aircraft turns andto modify at least one of a position or a movement of at least one of the at least two identical vehicles according to this detection. 8. A control element comprising: a processor,the processor for moving an aircraft along the ground by means of at least two unmanned vehicles separable from the aircraft, and connected to the aircraft independently from each other,wherein the control element can send instructions to the at least two unmanned vehicles in order to move the aircraft along the ground by means of the at least two unmanned vehicles. 9. The control element according to claim 8, wherein the control element can control at least one of the at least two unmanned vehicles according to at least one datum relating to at least one of a position or a movement of the other vehicle or of at least one of the other unmanned vehicles. 10. An aircraft comprising: a control element comprising a processor for moving an aircraft along the ground by means of at least two unmanned vehicles separable from the aircraft, and connected to the aircraft independently from each other,wherein the control element can send instructions to the at least two unmanned vehicles in order to move the aircraft along the ground by means of the at least two unmanned vehicles.