Methods of Launch

How many ways can a glider-sailplane be launched?
Winch
Autotow
Towplane
Gasoline engine self launch
Electric self launch
Off Back of 747
Belly of B-29
Bungee

How many more ways?

Direct on a step downhill


Robert Gaines wrote:
How many ways can a glider-sailplane be launched?
Winch
Autotow
Towplane
Gasoline engine self launch
Electric self launch
Off Back of 747
Belly of B-29
Bungee

How many more ways?

One of my favorite old soaring photos shows the use of the "greased plank"
launching method off a cliff. The photo is in the book Wings Like Eagles by
Paul Schweizer. When ready to launch, just tip up the board and the glider
slides off an over the edge.

Paul Remde

"Tim Taylor" wrote in message
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Direct on a step downhill


Robert Gaines wrote:
How many ways can a glider-sailplane be launched?
Winch
Autotow
Towplane
Gasoline engine self launch
Electric self launch
Off Back of 747
Belly of B-29
Bungee

How many more ways?

Of course, the World War II vintage German rocket interceptor,
of which I've forgotten who produced. Rocket power
for launching and after a few minutes of fuel burn,
it became a glider. Read the book, 'I Flew for Hitler'
(is that the title? And I have forgotten the author's
name. Good book!)

Ray Lovinggood
Carrboro, North Carolina, USA

At 22:30 15 November 2006, Tim Taylor wrote:
Direct on a step downhill


Robert Gaines wrote:
How many ways can a glider-sailplane be launched?
Winch
Autotow
Towplane
Gasoline engine self launch
Electric self launch
Off Back of 747
Belly of B-29
Bungee

How many more ways?

Ray Lovinggood wrote:

Of course, the World War II vintage German rocket interceptor,
of which I've forgotten who produced. Rocket power
for launching and after a few minutes of fuel burn,
it became a glider. Read the book, 'I Flew for Hitler'
(is that the title? And I have forgotten the author's
name. Good book!)


_I Flew for the Fuhrer_

by Heinz Knoke


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...37/nbookcom-20

Balloon
http://members.shaw.ca/sonde/risks.htm


Boat - Early days of flight....


Rocket - Space Shuttle


Gravity - any decent Red Bull insanity


Mentos and Coke - for a model anyway


Single Malts in decent quantities - in my mind only


Bob






Robert Gaines wrote:
How many ways can a glider-sailplane be launched?
Winch
Autotow
Towplane
Gasoline engine self launch
Electric self launch
Off Back of 747
Belly of B-29
Bungee

How many more ways?

Horse and cart (once, about 18th century)

Foot launch

Shoulder launch (as described by the late Ann Welch, I believe)

Reverse pulley (Lots of us have)

forward pulley (seen it once)

gas-turbine self launch? (think I saw a video)

Pulse jet self-launch? (was the Caproni jet version pulse rather than
gas turbine?)


(Can't see them in the list above)

And planned - dropping a weight (Colditz)

Chris N.

wrote:
Horse and cart (once, about 18th century)

Foot launch

Shoulder launch (as described by the late Ann Welch, I believe)

Reverse pulley (Lots of us have)

forward pulley (seen it once)

gas-turbine self launch? (think I saw a video)

Pulse jet self-launch? (was the Caproni jet version pulse rather than
gas turbine?)


(Can't see them in the list above)

And planned - dropping a weight (Colditz)

Chris N.

The Wright 1902 glider launched with the aid of a weight and rail catapault.

Wonder if a flame out on launch off an aircraft carrier would qualify as a
glider launch...

I have seen a glider re-launch it self at Minden 18 times before..

the Pilot who now owns the world PIO record and I were laughing about
that very event at the weekend!!

Regards

Al


Robert Gaines wrote:
How many ways can a glider-sailplane be launched?
Winch
Autotow
Towplane
Gasoline engine self launch
Electric self launch
Off Back of 747
Belly of B-29
Bungee

How many more ways?

Robert Gaines wrote:
How many ways can a glider-sailplane be launched?
Winch
Autotow
Towplane
Gasoline engine self launch
Electric self launch
Off Back of 747
Belly of B-29
Bungee

How many more ways?
Helicopter
Balloon
Foot (Woodstock option?)