Incredibly, no one said aerotow; the initial poster
forbade different makes of tow planes but not aerotow.


To this I would add the snatched aero-tow used by C-47s
in WWII to pick up troop-carrying gliders.


At 20:00 26 December 2004, Goneill wrote:
Hillside launch (rolling - only good for smaller/lighter
ships)
I have seen a video clip of a jantar 2 rolling off
a hill
somewhere in Poland I think, so as long as the hill
has the
right shape a rolling launch can launch just about
any
glider
gary


'Andy Blackburn' wrote in message
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At 17:00 26 December 2004, Shawn wrote:
OscarCVox wrote:
OK, I'll bite: name 10 (listing different makes of
tow vehicles or of tow
planes does not count)


Hmm I will try
Autotow
reverse pully auto tow
Winch
winch with winch retrieve
Bungey
Shoulder launch
aerotow
Horse tow ( I know it sounds daft but I believe that
they used a horse and a
tow rope at Dunstable pre war)

Now i am stuck. Any others?


Balloon drop. Seen it for hang gliders
Helicopter drop (tail first-done in airshows)
Rocket launch
Aircraft drop-like Space Ship 1, X-n
Pay-out winch
Catapult? (How much altitude could you get off the
deck of a carrier?)


Not sure what a shoulder launch is - with my ship
it
would be tough on the old rotator cuff. I think a
Navy cat would likely rip the whole tow hook mechanism
right out of the fuselage.

How about:
Hillside launch (rolling - only good for smaller/lighter
ships)
Bungee launch (requires being on a hill)
Self-launch (Eric's favorite)
Foot launch (for ultralights)
Kite launch (needs a lot of wind and some form of
mental
defect on the part of all concerned)
Tornado launch (typical in central and southern US
- always with bad results)

reductio ad absurdum...

9B