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Rocket launch (aka White Knight)
Bicycle power "Gossamer Albatross across English Channel, right?" In article , Steve Bralla wrote: In article , Nyal Williams writes: At 17:00 26 December 2004, Shawn wrote: OscarCVox wrote: OK, I'll bite: name 10 (listing different makes of tow vehicles or of tow planes does not count) Hmm I will try 1) Autotow 2) reverse pully auto tow 3) Winch 3a) winch with winch retrieve 4) Bungey 5) Shoulder launch 6) aerotow 7) Horse tow ( I know it sounds daft but I believe that they used a horse and a tow rope at Dunstable pre war) Now i am stuck. Any others? 8)Balloon drop. Seen it for hang gliders 9)Helicopter drop (tail first-done in airshows) 10)Rocket launch 11)Aircraft drop-like Space Ship 1, X-n 12)Pay-out winch 13)Catapult? (How much altitude could you get off the deck of a carrier?) How about: 14) Hillside launch (rolling - only good for smaller/lighter ships) 4) Bungee launch (requires being on a hill) 15) Self-launch (Eric's favorite) 16) Foot launch (for ultralights) 17) Kite launch (needs a lot of wind and some form of mental defect on the part of all concerned) 18?) Tornado launch (typical in central and southern US - always with bad results) and I'll add 19) Airship tow 20) Airship drop 21) Greased Board We might get to 50! Steve Only 3 of the 21so far for me. -- ------------+ Mark J. Boyd |
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