AERO-TOWING

[Toro]

I used to tow my 4m ASW 28 behind a pegasus. Talk about pulling vertical, I used to have to tell the tow guy to slow down all the time. He would just fly with the Left stick pinned to the top of the transmitter, I thought I was going to fold my wings a couple of times.

[Rhyno]

What about a hangar 9 C182 with a G26 for a tug?

[pitviper51]

i would imagine it would work.. and look good doing it! just mount the tow point at the trailing edge on top and it should work, keep us posted.
mike

[Rhyno]

Or what about the new Ag-wagon/husky/Cessna 188 what ever you guys like to call it with a DA-50 in it...if so where would you put the tow line? on top or underneath? I would imagine the towline on top would create a nose up problem, being so far away from the center line of the wing?

[RustyTumbles]

Not sure what model you are talking about, however for that style you should use a yoke type tow line. The attachment points would be at the trailing edge of the wing and in the middle of the fuse sides (one each side). The yoke needs to be long enough to run over the top of the horizontal stab and clear the rudder befor joining the main tow line.

[alec taylor]

i have a 120 inch agwagon with 5.8 sachs. tow hook behind pilots head, on top of cabin. alex

[bosshoss]

It has been very interesting reading about your glider tug tales, here.

I have a 1/3 Super Cub 3w106 powered that I want to tow with. I have a setup that will work...

But, I am very interested in BANNER TOWING. Anyone have a compendium thread on that???

[pitviper51]

	Quote: Originally Posted by RustyTumbles
	Not sure what model you are talking about, however for that style you should use a yoke type tow line. The attachment points would be at the trailing edge of the wing and in the middle of the fuse sides (one each side). The yoke needs to be long enough to run over the top of the horizontal stab and clear the rudder befor joining the main tow line.

glad i read this.. can someone draw a diagram of the yoke set up, and where to release it from.. im building my kmp husky to tow my ventus, and it has counter balanced tail surfaces,, last thing i want is a string stuck inthe surface.. thanks in advance,.. or a picture if some one is useing that setup would be prefect..
mike

[pitviper51]

man im getting hyped to try this!, im reading all i can able rc towing.. and theres a bit differnt then full scale for sure..
mike

[BarracudaHockey]

	Quote: Originally Posted by pitviper51
	man im getting hyped to try this!, im reading all i can able rc towing.. and theres a bit differnt then full scale for sure.. mike

We just got this going a couple of weekends ago, I'm having an absolute blast! So far I've only flown the tow plane but I have a 102" Ventus from CMP (it was cheap) to get some sailplane time in as well.

[alec taylor]

got a wilga i am working on(slowly) at 12 ft. any body got a full size that they can have a look at ? need a bit of info on the le slat. alex

[pitviper51]

	Quote: Originally Posted by BarracudaHockey
	We just got this going a couple of weekends ago, I'm having an absolute blast! So far I've only flown the tow plane but I have a 102" Ventus from CMP (it was cheap) to get some sailplane time in as well.

check out my 'first scale project ' thread in sailplane forum,, post your stuff there as well, mine should come in tomarrow. theres a great review on rcg.

thats ba big arse towplane haha, sr tele?
mike

[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.