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Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing
What are your favorite aircraft types (and modifications) for glider towing in high density altitude and/or short runways?
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Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing
Ag-Cat with Wasp Jr.!
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Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing
On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 6:57:00 PM UTC-7, wrote:
Ag-Cat with Wasp Jr.! Jerry Marshall's 400HP Brave! He never did get the turbine Brave ready for towing. Jim |
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Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing
On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 9:38:43 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
What are your favorite aircraft types (and modifications) for glider towing in high density altitude and/or short runways? I fly a heavy two-seater and have been towed in hot/high locations (DA around 10k') behind a Pawnee 235, CallAir A9, C188 AgWagon and a C185 SkyWagon. All four did a reasonable job with the C188 being the best. I think the Pawnee and definitely the two Cessnas had a constant speed prop and did actually better than the CallAir, which I was told had the most HP. I have no idea if any one of them had turbo-charged engines. A low wing, constant speed prop and lots of uumph seems to be the winning combination. Uli 'AS' |
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Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing
On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 9:38:43 PM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
What are your favorite aircraft types (and modifications) for glider towing in high density altitude and/or short runways? They used to have 450hp Stearman at Stroudsburg. It wasn't a tow so much as being dragged vertically into the air. P3 |
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Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing
On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 11:04:05 PM UTC-4, Papa3 wrote:
They used to have 450hp Stearman at Stroudsburg. It wasn't a tow so much as being dragged vertically into the air. P3 I once saw Jim Parker take off and tow a glider behind a Pitts Special... at 100 knots. They towed XC to an air show. |
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Dennis Tito tows with a turbine Cessna 206 or 207. Perlan is using a turbine Grob. I have towed behind a turbine Ag Cat. Agree on the “being dragged skyward” comment. Was at 2K agl at the end of the runway..
I Have towed a loaded SGS 2-32 and loaded Janus out of Aspen, CO dozens of times with a 180 Cub. Not recommended..... The 260 and 235 Pawnee, C-188, or big engine 182, 180, 185 have all worked well at Ely and Parowan and other high desert sites for decades. |
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Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing
I've seen a tow behind a Pilatus Turboporter at Gap Tallard
At 04:14 13 August 2019, wrote: Dennis Tito tows with a turbine Cessna 206 or 207. Perlan is using a turbi= ne Grob. I have towed behind a turbine Ag Cat. Agree on the =E2=80=9Cbein= g dragged skyward=E2=80=9D comment. Was at 2K agl at the end of the runway= .. I Have towed a loaded SGS 2-32 and loaded Janus out of Aspen, CO dozens of = times with a 180 Cub. Not recommended..... The 260 and 235 Pawnee, C-188, or big engine 182, 180, 185 have all worked = well at Ely and Parowan and other high desert sites for decades. |
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Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing
At 08:07 13 August 2019, Peter F wrote:
I've seen a tow behind a Pilatus Turboporter at Gap Tallard I've *had* a tow behind a Pilatus at Gap-Tallard. My pupil had no trouble flying the 2-seat glider ... but the Pilatus pilot (disappointingly?) used significantly reduced power! |
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Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing
A 300-hp Ag Wagon works just fine at 9,500' density altitude.* Quite
comfortable for the tow pilot, too! On 8/12/2019 8:58 PM, JS wrote: On Monday, August 12, 2019 at 6:57:00 PM UTC-7, wrote: Ag-Cat with Wasp Jr.! Jerry Marshall's 400HP Brave! He never did get the turbine Brave ready for towing. Jim -- Dan, 5J |
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