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Old December 27th 05, 04:19 PM
paul621 paul621 is offline
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Could the photograph be a fake ? The wingspan of the tow plane appears
to be almost that of the gliders'. What kind of tow plane is this, and
what it its actual wingspan ?

Cheers, Charles
Plane is Czech Zlin Z-137 Turbo Cmelak ,wingspan is almost 45ft and engine with 520Hp is capable of towing 12 gliders.By the way L-13 tow with two people on board is less than 3 minutes (full power-3000ft-stop)