Qn: Italy, Ultralight aerotowing

Bruce:

I am very familiar with the runway at Magaliesburg and have had some anxious moments myself over the kopje and power lines to the north when launching my heavily ballasted Jantar-1 with a weak tug (I seem to remember a 150HP Cub?), especially when the grass was a bit long. It's also possible that I have flown the Janus of which you speak (there aren't many in South Africa). Heavy, yes, but a decent cross-country ship.

I am surprised the Lambada does as well at towing (I have flown an identical 100HP Lambada) and while it does perform well, I wouldn't have expected enough surplus thrust for towing, especially a Janus

Mike

The Janus is ZS-GSX - tail number SX - original Janus prototype.
Lambada does just fine - regularly tows G103 and Janus in the berg.
I am sure everyone would prefer more excess power - but it does the job.
With a single seater - as I said it is at least as good as the more
battered of the clubs 180hp Super cubs were.

With that one I have been 50 foot over the winch looking up at the
Orient hills ridge with the Kestrel...

Said Cub was recently retired in favour of a Cessna 182 with lots of
power and an insatiable affinity for avgas.

Bruce

On 2012/10/22 3:03 AM, Mike the Strike wrote:
Bruce:

I am very familiar with the runway at Magaliesburg and have had some anxious moments myself over the kopje and power lines to the north when launching my heavily ballasted Jantar-1 with a weak tug (I seem to remember a 150HP Cub?), especially when the grass was a bit long. It's also possible that I have flown the Janus of which you speak (there aren't many in South Africa). Heavy, yes, but a decent cross-country ship.

I am surprised the Lambada does as well at towing (I have flown an identical 100HP Lambada) and while it does perform well, I wouldn't have expected enough surplus thrust for towing, especially a Janus

Mike


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Bruce Greeff
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