Downhill gravity launch video

[Nyal Williams]

Someone recently posted a link to a video that showed
a glider simply rolling downhill until it picked up
flying speed. I can't seem to find that video. Help?

[Frank Whiteley]

On Feb 18, 8:41 pm, Nyal Williams
> wrote:
> Someone recently posted a link to a video that showed
> a glider simply rolling downhill until it picked up
> flying speed. I can't seem to find that video. Help?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SwVRLw7TD5I

[brtlmj]

> Someone recently posted a link to a video that showed
> a glider simply rolling downhill until it picked up
> flying speed. I can't seem to find that video. Help?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klkFmT1WFs4&feature=related

And here is the original thread:

http://tinyurl.com/2addot

Bartek

[[email protected]]

On Feb 18, 9:10�pm, brtlmj > wrote:
> > Someone recently posted a link to a video that showed
> > a glider simply rolling downhill until it picked up
> > flying speed. I can't seem to find that video. �Help?
>
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klkFmT1WFs4&feature=related
>
> And here is the original thread:
>
> http://tinyurl.com/2addot
>
> Bartek

I heard rumors of this being done in the mountains east of San Diego
in the 60's or 70's but haven't been able to track down the culprits.
Story I heard involved a 1-26 and a stretch of highway...
Bill

[Colin Field[_3_]]

On Feb 18, 11:15Â*pm, wrote:
> On Feb 18, 9:10�pm, brtlmj > wrote:
>
> > > Someone recently posted a link to a video that showed
> > > a glider simply rolling downhill until it picked up
> > > flying speed. I can't seem to find that video. �Help?
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klkFmT1WFs4&feature=related
>
> > And here is the original thread:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/2addot
>
> > Bartek
>
> I heard rumors of this being done in the mountains east of San Diego
> in the 60's or 70's but haven't been able to track down the culprits.
> Story I heard involved a 1-26 and a stretch of highway...
> Bill

A really good movie by Irene Van Der Zwan shows this very technique at
Long Mynd Gliding Club in the UK. This movie along with a selection of
others on a range of gliding subjects can be found on her site at
http://irene.vanderzwan.org/Site_IreneFilms/Welcome.html.

The 'Bungey' film is here: http://irene.vanderzwan.org/Site_IreneFilms/Bungey.html

[Colin Field[_3_]]

On Feb 18, 11:15Â*pm, wrote:
> On Feb 18, 9:10�pm, brtlmj > wrote:
>
> > > Someone recently posted a link to a video that showed
> > > a glider simply rolling downhill until it picked up
> > > flying speed. I can't seem to find that video. �Help?
>
> >http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klkFmT1WFs4&feature=related
>
> > And here is the original thread:
>
> >http://tinyurl.com/2addot
>
> > Bartek
>
> I heard rumors of this being done in the mountains east of San Diego
> in the 60's or 70's but haven't been able to track down the culprits.
> Story I heard involved a 1-26 and a stretch of highway...
> Bill

Edit: Although, when I now review the thread, I see that the question
was about a glider simply rolling down a hill without being assisted
by a bungee...

The videos are still worth watching though. Wavecamp's my favourite...