airplane tie-down knots

I think you’re overestimating your strength and the mechanical advantage of the Versatackle if you think you’re going to accidentally rip the wings off a plane with a rope and your arms. Aircraft wings need to be strong enough to support inverted flight during a barrel roll (accidental or intentional), for example.

A key advantage of using the Versatackle is that you can continually adjust its tension without untying it. With a trucker’s hitch, if you don’t have the tension you want after tying off, you have to undo it and try again.