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
