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07-26-2008, 04:35 PM
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| giant glider aerotow   Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Jacksonville Florida
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Here is a photo of the HUsky tow release. It was homemade. A servo pulls the music wire down to release the towline. I put the wire on an inside hole on the servo to get more pulling power as it only has to move the distance of the cutout to release. The entire assembly with the servo is mounted to a 1/8 inch plywood plate that is attached to fuselage former around the center of the wing. Here are the photos looking at the outside and from inside looking aft.
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11-07-2008, 07:42 AM
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| BYE BYE BOU   Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Townsville, NTH QLD, Australia
Posts: 4,690
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Going out to the field tomorrow for some scale glider flying. I'll be the tug pilot but I'll take some pics of our setups and possibly get someone to take some video. 
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11-07-2008, 07:50 AM
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| Foamy Time is Here!  | Re: AERO-TOWING
sweet, look forward to it! mike
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11-07-2008, 03:29 PM
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| Would be, if I could be    Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: QLD Australia Age: 47
Posts: 3,891
| Re: AERO-TOWING
Hey Rusty, anyone up that way selling large scale glider? 4.5m plus?
__________________ Confuscious say... man who have model airplanes... needs a wife with job.  AND HAD BETTER GET ONE FOR HIMSELF Member of the TAS 2007, ROTW Boat Race Team (The WINNERS)   ASAA National Contest Director IMAC Sequence Comittee IMAC Rules Comittee www.scaleaeros.com.au Home of ASAA www.desertaircraft.com.au |
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11-07-2008, 05:16 PM
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| BYE BYE BOU Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Townsville, NTH QLD, Australia
Posts: 4,690
| Re: AERO-TOWING
Possibly, I'll ask today Are you looking for anything in particular?
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11-08-2008, 02:48 AM
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| BYE BYE BOU Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Townsville, NTH QLD, Australia
Posts: 4,690
| Re: AERO-TOWING
Had a good day at the field today. Arrived at the field to see some nasty dark clouds looming, and as soon as I pulled the tug out of the trailer down came the rain.  We then spent the next 90min waiting for the rain to clear. Once it did the planes went together and we got stuck into it. We only had two gliders to tow one of which was only a 3.5m and the other a 5.5m ASW28. We put the small glider behind the small electric tug (which I forgot to take pics of) and did a series of tows about 20-25min appart as there was some lift around. We then wheeled out the big glider and tug and took them up for a spin. We didn't get quite as many flights in due to the rain but it was a good day anyway. We didn't attemp any fancy towing this time as it's been a while since we have done any towing. we just climbed out at about 50-60 degrees straight down the strip into the wind. Hopefully next time I can talk the glider pilots into attempting some turns. Here's a few pics of the yoke setup on the big tug and some of the ASW28 I also got the Missus to take some video but she only got the electric tug.
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11-08-2008, 03:20 AM
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| Would be, if I could be Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: QLD Australia Age: 47
Posts: 3,891
| Re: AERO-TOWING
Rusty, this is what I would like. http://www.letmodel.cz/gallery-ash26.htm
__________________ Confuscious say... man who have model airplanes... needs a wife with job. AND HAD BETTER GET ONE FOR HIMSELFMember of the TAS 2007, ROTW Boat Race Team (The WINNERS) ASAA National Contest Director IMAC Sequence Comittee IMAC Rules Comittee www.scaleaeros.com.au Home of ASAA www.desertaircraft.com.au |
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11-08-2008, 04:24 AM
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| BYE BYE BOU Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Townsville, NTH QLD, Australia
Posts: 4,690
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The LET Models are awesome.
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11-08-2008, 04:32 AM
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| Bad-ass Super Contributer!  Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bendigo, Australia,Home of the Bendigo Masters. Age: 58
Posts: 512
| Re: AERO-TOWING
Bendigo is having a large scale glider weekend 29/30 of this month. we get around 20 gliders and 3 or 4 tugs for the weekend and hope to get more this month.Bugger I will be in Dubbo.
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11-08-2008, 05:16 AM
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| BYE BYE BOU Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Townsville, NTH QLD, Australia
Posts: 4,690
| Re: AERO-TOWING
Sounds good andy. Can you get someone to take some pics and post them here or will they be on your clubs website?
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11-08-2008, 05:42 AM
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| BYE BYE BOU Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Townsville, NTH QLD, Australia
Posts: 4,690
| Re: AERO-TOWING
Here's what useable video I have from today. I aplogise for the quality (camera girl needs more practise).
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11-08-2008, 07:52 AM
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| Foamy Time is Here! | Re: AERO-TOWING
why not luanch as a kite. that wind sounded like it was moven! i need tow line that long.. mike
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