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Old August 24th 07, 01:59 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Dan G
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Default Towing glider trailers with a VW Jetta Wagon?

On Aug 24, 1:15 am, Eric Greenwell wrote:

A caravan is quite different creature than a glider trailer, so I'd
hesitate to accept their values without knowing more.

Did the 7% figure
apply to single axle trailers towed with standard hitches, meaning no
dampeners or load distributing hitches?


Yes - single axle, no dampers. You really shouldn't need one.


Can you give me a link to the document you are quoting from?


The original work from Bath University was published in the Caravan
Club's magazine "En Route" in 1994. They still publish the resulting
guidelines though - there's a limited amount he

http://preview.tinyurl.com/y8uqrk

The full details are in the member's handbook.


Dan