Lowest power tow

On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 1:44:14 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Well, let's see...Â* There are self launching gliders, winches, ground
launches, bungee, gravity...Â* We're really spoiled in the US with our
aero tows.Â* How about an air boat?

Dan, 5J

Not sure about an air boat but experiencing a launch by sea-plane would be interesting. Has been done in 1935 with a Do-12 towing a DFS Seeadler.
Sorry for the thread drift .... ;-)

Uli
'AS'

On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 4:05:35 PM UTC-5, AS wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 1:44:14 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Well, let's see...Â* There are self launching gliders, winches, ground
launches, bungee, gravity...Â* We're really spoiled in the US with our
aero tows.Â* How about an air boat?

Dan, 5J

Not sure about an air boat but experiencing a launch by sea-plane would be interesting. Has been done in 1935 with a Do-12 towing a DFS Seeadler.
Sorry for the thread drift .... ;-)

Uli
'AS'

Just remembered Schweizer built a motorized prototype off a 1-26 that was supposed to be a cheap tug. Anyone know if it didn't work well or there was no market?

On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 2:21:15 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 4:05:35 PM UTC-5, AS wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 1:44:14 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Well, let's see...Â* There are self launching gliders, winches, ground
launches, bungee, gravity...Â* We're really spoiled in the US with our
aero tows.Â* How about an air boat?

Dan, 5J

Not sure about an air boat but experiencing a launch by sea-plane would be interesting. Has been done in 1935 with a Do-12 towing a DFS Seeadler.
Sorry for the thread drift .... ;-)

Uli
'AS'

Just remembered Schweizer built a motorized prototype off a 1-26 that was supposed to be a cheap tug. Anyone know if it didn't work well or there was no market?

Neither the 1-30 nor the 2-31 were not used at the soaring school while I was a teenager working as a line boy and learning to fly. They were rarely ever flown.

On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 3:11:49 PM UTC-7, Mike C wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 2:21:15 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 4:05:35 PM UTC-5, AS wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 1:44:14 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Well, let's see...Â* There are self launching gliders, winches, ground
launches, bungee, gravity...Â* We're really spoiled in the US with our
aero tows.Â* How about an air boat?

Dan, 5J

Not sure about an air boat but experiencing a launch by sea-plane would be interesting. Has been done in 1935 with a Do-12 towing a DFS Seeadler..
Sorry for the thread drift .... ;-)

Uli
'AS'

Just remembered Schweizer built a motorized prototype off a 1-26 that was supposed to be a cheap tug. Anyone know if it didn't work well or there was no market?

Neither the 1-30 nor the 2-31 were not used at the soaring school while I was a teenager working as a line boy and learning to fly. They were rarely ever flown.

Should have been neither were used. Sorry.

Mike

On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 5:11:49 PM UTC-5, Mike C wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 2:21:15 PM UTC-7, wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 4:05:35 PM UTC-5, AS wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 1:44:14 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Well, let's see...Â* There are self launching gliders, winches, ground
launches, bungee, gravity...Â* We're really spoiled in the US with our
aero tows.Â* How about an air boat?

Dan, 5J

Not sure about an air boat but experiencing a launch by sea-plane would be interesting. Has been done in 1935 with a Do-12 towing a DFS Seeadler..
Sorry for the thread drift .... ;-)

Uli
'AS'

Just remembered Schweizer built a motorized prototype off a 1-26 that was supposed to be a cheap tug. Anyone know if it didn't work well or there was no market?

Neither the 1-30 nor the 2-31 were not used at the soaring school while I was a teenager working as a line boy and learning to fly. They were rarely ever flown.

There are photos of the 1-30 towing a 1-26. Not sure if it got much past testing stage.
UH

The long-standing absolute altitude record taken in the 1-23 was off an 85hp Luscombe tow...

On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 3:21:15 PM UTC-6, wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 4:05:35 PM UTC-5, AS wrote:
On Monday, January 20, 2020 at 1:44:14 PM UTC-5, Dan Marotta wrote:
Well, let's see...Â* There are self launching gliders, winches, ground
launches, bungee, gravity...Â* We're really spoiled in the US with our
aero tows.Â* How about an air boat?

Dan, 5J

Not sure about an air boat but experiencing a launch by sea-plane would be interesting. Has been done in 1935 with a Do-12 towing a DFS Seeadler.
Sorry for the thread drift .... ;-)

Uli
'AS'

Just remembered Schweizer built a motorized prototype off a 1-26 that was supposed to be a cheap tug. Anyone know if it didn't work well or there was no market?

I know that there was the Schweizer 1-30 and then the 2-31, the 1-30 had the same tail and wings as a 1-26A. they were both low hp and the a two or three 2-31s were bought by the coast guard for drug surveillance on the border. I have not heard of them being used as towplanes.