100th anniversary of the tug!

Just think if the Wrights hadn't got it right 100 years ago today we'd all
still be stuck with winch launches.
:-)

Cool logo on google.com today

Ian

"tango4" wrote in message ...
Just think if the Wrights hadn't got it right 100 years ago today we'd all
still be stuck with winch launches.
:-)

Cool logo on google.com today

Ian

Also a cool picture (and writeup) in NJ's "major" paper, The Star
Ledger.

Article:

http://www.nj.com/living/ledger/inde...5189227180.xml

Photo:

http://www.nj.com/photos/ledgerphotos/

Click on "See Thumbnails" under December 17, 2003 then click on the
photo for an enlargement.

The paper had a camera mounted on the wing strut.

If you follow the tow rope from the plane, you can find Somerset
Airport (look along the right edge of the photo about 1/2 way down).

"tango4" wrote in message
...
Just think if the Wrights hadn't got it right 100 years ago today we'd all
still be stuck with winch launches.
:-)

Cool logo on google.com today

Ian


Wasn't the first flight on the 17th a "winch launch?" ;-)

Ivan

On 2003/12/17 11:13, in article
, "Jim Buckridge"
wrote:


...a cool picture (and writeup) in NJ's "major" paper, The Star
Ledger.

Article:

http://www.nj.com/living/ledger/inde...5189227180.xml

Photo:

http://www.nj.com/photos/ledgerphotos/

Click on "See Thumbnails" under December 17, 2003 then click on the
photo for an enlargement.

Photo legend:

"...the tow plane, a Piper Pawnee which was originally used as a
crop duster,...peels off after releasing a Schweitzer 2-33...."


Looks like a technique which varies a bit from that recommended, since the
2-33 is still wings level behind the tug. I'd rather see the 2-33 do his
standard right climbing turn before I fling the faithful tug to the left.
That way I know the 2-33 is definitely disconnected.

I doubt they are that close to a ridge line on their right wing from the
looks of the background.

Maybe the tug-driver has the pair right at the cloud clearance limit for an
unseen cloud off to the right, or some airspace to be avoided lies only a
few meters to their right -- yeah, that's got to be it.



Jack

"Jack" wrote in message
...
On 2003/12/17 11:13, in article
Maybe the tug-driver has the pair right at the cloud clearance limit for
an
unseen cloud off to the right, or some airspace to be avoided lies only a
few meters to their right -- yeah, that's got to be it.

...or perhaps they just wanted a picture of a tow plane "peeling off"
after releasing a glider.

Vaughn



Jack