Here is a YouTube video of a MEL winch:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3quhC6cD6rU

Wayne
http://www.soaridaho.com/


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What is a Mel winch?

What does UHMWPE mean?

Thanks,

Michael

Bill Daniels wrote:
From Europe:

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"On Sun, November 25, 2007 9:31 am, peternarinx wrote:
Yesterday, on the airfield of Weelde ( EBWE) in Belgium, Peter
Mink reached 1718m AGL with an ASK21 and a Mel winch."

"The length of the runway is 3100m including the grass at both ends
and the winch is on the ground. You can see the airfield on google
earth 51 23 48 N , 04 37 77 E. They said that the conditions were
not optimal yesterday......."
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1718 meters is 5,636 feet AGL. The runway length is 3100 meters or
10,170
feet.

With the new light weight UHMWPE winch rope and a modern high performance
winch, great heights can be achieved.

Bill Daniels