As a postscript - cable chutes can be made to fly a lot better by making the hole in the middle a big bigger, stops the 'kiting' effect. I once made one with six panels, 2m in diameter, 1m hole in the middle, almost a skirt! The launch loads were taken by a piece of winch cable through the parachute, same length as the 'collapsed' assembly. 10m strop to weak link. It opened with a pop!! Flew dead straight at any speed, but was a bit fragile compared to the wire fence around the field....
Very interesting! I've done 15,000 launches as a winch driver, launching the larger gliders. The flying parachute concerns me a little..... a better solution is one that is collapsed by tension through the line. And fitted with a much longer strop to the glider! I only mention this because of a fatal accident with a parachute carrying the steel launch cable over the wing.... not pleasant. Not on my watch though.
As a postscript - cable chutes can be made to fly a lot better by making the hole in the middle a big bigger, stops the 'kiting' effect. I once made one with six panels, 2m in diameter, 1m hole in the middle, almost a skirt! The launch loads were taken by a piece of winch cable through the parachute, same length as the 'collapsed' assembly. 10m strop to weak link. It opened with a pop!! Flew dead straight at any speed, but was a bit fragile compared to the wire fence around the field....
SuperAviatar 5 months ago
Very interesting! I've done 15,000 launches as a winch driver, launching the larger gliders. The flying parachute concerns me a little..... a better solution is one that is collapsed by tension through the line. And fitted with a much longer strop to the glider! I only mention this because of a fatal accident with a parachute carrying the steel launch cable over the wing.... not pleasant. Not on my watch though.
SuperAviatar 5 months ago
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It would be good if they could make some kind of platform on a rail , maby 50 to 75 feet long that can be used for takeoff.
trailkeeper 1 year ago
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trailkeeper 1 year ago
...during that first tow, pilot swung his legs about...oscillated a bit...but good to
avoid having that nose high in case of a weak link break or winch failure...
don't want to stall if bar is in a 'pushed out' position...good to get simulator
practice on ground first.
jwm239 1 year ago
This footage is from three years ago. We use our winch every week. January tows so far=150
missionsoaring 5 years ago
Wow, very nice Winch! Is this newly taken footage?
crady 5 years ago