Cheaper tows?

On Sat, 20 Oct 2018 14:27:00 -0700, AS wrote:

Towing behind a turbine would be like a cat shot.
Maybe...

Probably the same angle, but LOTS faster than a winch!
Doubtful... One can easily climb at 3-4,000fpm in a winch launch. Can
that tug do that even w/o a glider attached to it?

Uli 'AS'

Here's the fastest and highest winch launch I've ever seen: 4500 ft on a
standard Tost winch using Dyneema rope.

While you're watching the dials go round, remember that this is a metric
glider, so the altimeter is in metres (inner markings are 1000m) and the
vario is m/sec (initial stabilised climb rate is 15 m/s or 30 kts).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VlRd9-wxQI



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