what’s the use of the cart that pushes back the airplane? Can planes not reverse without it?
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Think of those big mascot costumes. You know, the ones with the small holes in the front for the person inside to see out of? While wearing those, you technically can move around on your own, but they’re bulky and you can’t see very well and will probably either bump into people or trip over things.
Now imagine that, in that bulky costume that is difficult to move around in, you have to carefully shuffle your way backwards- a direction you can’t really see with your limited eyesight- and make it between two kids in wheelchairs without bumping into either of them, and also get into just the right position for a photograph. Sounds pretty difficult, yeah?
So the mascot uses 1-2 people called spotters (sometimes more if the costume is big) to help them around. The spotters watch all sides of the mascot and help shuffle them backwards so they can get into position without knocking anyone over or damaging any of the camera equipment. Yes, the mascot could technically do this without spotters, but it is a lot easier and a lot less risky to do this with their help.
The plane is the mascot, the cart is the spotter.
Planes will also have several other people standing around a reversing plane to act as more spotters, since planes big.
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