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Old March 29th 09, 04:43 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Gerhard Wesp[_9_]
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Default Winch Launch Safety Study

On 26 Mrz., 02:55, wrote:
What the initial tension, measured in G that you consider ideal on
initial launch? Are you afraid to answer this question that I am now
asking of you for the third time already? You can't complain about
others not providing data (which is not true) if you refuse to even
begin to do so yourself. So put up already.


Ahem... Tension is measured in Newton, not in G. G == acceleration,
or m/s^2. Yes, the forward acceleration of the glider in the initial
takeoff run
can be measured in G, but the connection between the cable tension and
acceleration involves glider and cable mass and wind, so there's no
one-to-one correspondence.

Best regards
--Gerhard Wesp