Winching - Reverse Auto Tow
End of rope is anchored to the ground. Rope goes around pulley on the
launch car, then back to the glider. Car travels half the speed of the
glide r (2:1 system). The only rope moving relative to the ground during
the launch is the rope between the pulley and the glider. And similar to a
winch =
launch, all that rope becomes airborne pretty quickly.
There may be a snag to that....
The amount of rope between the glider and the car is shortening all the
time, and the pilot is alive at the start of the tow ?
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