> Several years ago there was an article in RCM about such a trick. As I > remember when the glider released the tow line shot upward into the rotating > blades. At that point the helicopter became a glider with a very, very poor > L/D. Considering they were several hundred feet up I bet it made a heck of > a racket upon return to earth.
It is adviceble to drop the line from the chopper first! Or use a weighted line, but then you still have problems during the landing phaze (sp?). So having a release at the helicopter is very wise - a monofilament line, strong enough to held the glider doesn't cost much, so it can be happily discarded, or left hanging behind the glider, as the drag is very, very low! RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
