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Lowest power tow
I believe the benchmark lowest power tow was by a 1600 VW powered D31
Turbulent, from the Tiger Club at Redhill, UK, in the 1960's. A 15m Slingsby Dart was the victim. The tow was never repeated. At 19:09 19 January 2020, Frank Whiteley wrote: On Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 10:30:51 PM UTC-7, wro= te: What's the lowest power tow plane you've ever seen or towed by? An Examin= er of mine said his was a C150 with 100hp. I also once saw paperwork for an= 85hp Luscombe to tow. Essex & Suffolk GC had an Auster A5J and a Rollason Condor D.62C (130hp). = After a mishap with the Auster, the club acquired another Condor D.62A (100= hp). The A version only towed single seaters. I could see the stall warni= ng light going on and off in the Condor panels at times from the glider end= .. |
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