AERO-TOWING

[bettsmums]

I have not seen any tow plane use a yoke to connect the towline yet. We always just attach the towline to the top of the tow plane as close to the CG as possible. If we have a choice at the start we always place the towline on the side of the fin that will be outside for the first turn. Normally the sailplane is above the towplane so the towline does not touch any flight surfaces while under tow. The 12 foot Telemaster that Andy flew in the post above has a Fuji IMAC 86cc twin and weighs about 30 pounds with fuel. I also have a Lanier Husky with a ZDZ 40 RVL (106 inches and 18 pounds). The Husky requires a little down elevator during tow because the tow release is 4 inches behind the CG. The Telemaster did not even notice the Flair 1/4 scale Ka8B glider (12 foot 10 pounds) was flying behind it. Both towplanes made 1000 feet with only one turn towing the Ka8B. I have also had many tows behind a GP Giant Aeromaster with G-62 power. The towline was attached at the back of the canopy on top the turtle deck.

[pitviper51]

nice husky! has to be my fav for high wing flying, tho that lanier is much bigger then mine haha, do you think a 80 inch husky wing magnum 91 4s could haul a 2.6 m glider? i dont see why it wouldnt.. oh welcome to fg, we need more glider talk here to spread the word so th emore the better, and feel free to post some pics of your toys!
mike

[BarracudaHockey]

I love flying it, landing it is another matter! I think we have that under control now though.

I'm following the Ventus thread on RCU, its a darn good looking sailplane for the price.

[pitviper51]

i did look there, but i dont spend much time on rcu, this place is way better, and rcg haha.. thread being updated here hehe
mike

[BarracudaHockey]

I don't know about all that!

I meant RCG anyhow. Though I do tend to have RCU on the brain sometimes.

[alec taylor]

tidy looking husky. alex

[pitviper51]

	Quote: Originally Posted by BarracudaHockey
	I don't know about all that! I meant RCG anyhow. Though I do tend to have RCU on the brain sometimes.

iwas only bashing rc u.. seeing how rcg and fg are the same now,, were all in this now haha got the ventus
mike

[RustyTumbles]

I'll take some pics next time we take the big gliders out.

[Leon Snider]

How does the airplane tow hook work? I can see the glider setup but the plane? Leon

[pitviper51]

the attactment on the tow plane works the same as the one inthe glider, its just moutned on top.. soem one with one set up should post pics..
mike

[BarracudaHockey]

I'll take some close ups of the Husky today.

Here's our last attempt with the telemaster
http://www.jaxrc.com/gallery/video_viewer.php?id=123

[pitviper51]

ouch!, atleast it happened after release! we had a 1/4 scale endecker do this.. it was spectacular. to bad about that one..
mike