Dear All
After some research into our proposed method of pulley launching we are
confident it will work however we still want to take precautions in case
things don't go as planned. The reverse pulley system using wire seems a
proven and very efficient way of getting maximum height out of any
Michael, the Boonah Gliding Club ( 07 54632630 ) is already successfully
launching using pulleys and a car, with a 2:1 , i.e. car drives at 50km/h to
achieve a 100km/h at the glider. You can see this running at Boonah, their
airfield useable is around 900 metres only, with 1300ft launches.
Cheer
For info on use of rope for winching, I suggest you contact Leongatha
Gliding Club who have used rope winching extensively and have done a lot
of research on rope.
Contact Bob Wylie on (03) 5664 2275
or email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or John O'Neil one (03) 5655 2142
Note that because of
I've just run a week course at Boonah using the Auto tow method of
launching. Rather than post a lengthy reply anyone can ring me on
0738143886.
Regards,
Dave
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For any of you wishing to know about auto launching, I've just run a week
course at Boonah so I'm pretty current with the method. Rather than post a
lengthy response anyone could ring me on 0738143886.
Dave.
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