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Old August 13th 19, 04:38 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
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Default Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing

On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 11:04:05 PM UTC-4, Papa3 wrote:

They used to have 450hp Stearman at Stroudsburg. It wasn't a tow so much as being dragged vertically into the air.


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I once saw Jim Parker take off and tow a glider behind a Pitts Special... at 100 knots. They towed XC to an air show.