Very high winch launch videos

[Bill Daniels]

Here is a couple of videos from YouTube of the modified Tost winch that set
the altitude record and and of the view from the cockpit as the pilot does
aerobatics on the way down.

See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VlRd9-wxQI (Search YouTube for
"Hohenflug" if the link doesn't work.) BTW 1500 meters =

See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFKsjDIjmDg (Search YouTube for
"Schleppwinde")

BTW, 1500 meters = 4,921 feet 15 M/S = 29 knots.

Bill Daniels

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I just watched the video. Is it my imagination, or did the pilot
actually do an inverted loop among other fun maneuvers ?

Cheers, Charles

[Stefan]

schrieb:
> I just watched the video. Is it my imagination, or did the pilot
> actually do an inverted loop among other fun maneuvers ?

Two of them. The glider was a Fox.

[Sarah]

wrote:
> I just watched the video. Is it my imagination, or did the pilot
> actually do an inverted loop among other fun maneuvers ?
>
> Cheers, Charles

Yes. And started off with a vicious outside snaproll with a
half-outside loop recovery.
I am guessing the a/c was an MDM Fox?

Thanks for the link

Sarah

[Stefan]

schrieb:
> I just watched the video. Is it my imagination, or did the pilot
> actually do an inverted loop among other fun maneuvers ?

Two of them. The glider was a Fox. And take a look at the G-meter after
the aerobatic part of the flight: It shows +6/-6 G!

[ASM]

Bill Daniels wrote:
> Here is a couple of videos from YouTube of the modified Tost winch that set
> the altitude record and and of the view from the cockpit as the pilot does
> aerobatics on the way down.
>
> See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VlRd9-wxQI (Search YouTube for
> "Hohenflug" if the link doesn't work.) BTW 1500 meters =
>
> See: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFKsjDIjmDg (Search YouTube for
> "Schleppwinde")
>
> BTW, 1500 meters = 4,921 feet 15 M/S = 29 knots.
>
> Bill Daniels

Hi Bill,

This is an excellent example of "doing" things rather then just talking
about. The videos are inspiring, at least to me.

Jacek

[bagmaker]

that youtube is a trap!
Better have checked the NOTAMs before outlanding around here!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9T51UsuaPU&NR

bagmaker