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October 30th 06, 01:27 PM
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Winch Launch Extreme 5200 ft
That sounds a bit frightening - 3500 fpm! What are the stresses on the
glider to get that kind of climb rate? How far away is disaster if the pilot twitches a bit on the controls or hits some wind shear or a thermal? Hmmm, if they are using weak links, I don't see a problem. Stress (=force) is related to acceleration, not to speed. You can go straight up at 1000000 fpm with the same force as at 10 fpm. Just takes you a bit longer to reach the speed. -Gerhard -- Gerhard Wesp / Holderenweg 2 / CH-8134 Adliswil +41 (0)76 505 1149 (mobile) / +41 (0)44 668 1878 (office) +41 (0)44 668 1818 (fax) http://gwesp.tx0.org/ 
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