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Old October 14th 11, 06:49 PM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Bob Kuykendall
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Default Cable vs rope pulling glider from field

On Oct 13, 7:18*pm, Bill D wrote:

Martin, you must have had some really crappy rope mislabeled as
Dyneema . *The 12 strand hollow braid we use has 15x the abrasion
resistance of steel. *The off road 4x4 guys use it on their bumper
winches with it going over sharp rocks and trees. *I've never seen the
problems you describe.


Yes, that sounds more like aramid (such as Kevlar (tm)) behavior.

Thanks, Bob K.