Thread: Cheaper tows?
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Old August 2nd 13, 03:45 AM posted to rec.aviation.soaring
Tony[_5_]
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Default Cheaper tows?

On Thursday, August 1, 2013 4:05:07 PM UTC-5, Bill D wrote:
On Thursday, August 1, 2013 12:30:08 PM UTC-6, Tony wrote:

http://www.wired.com/autopia/2013/07/cng-airplane/








could be perfect for a club towplane since we fuel up at the club field 99.9% of the time.




To me it looks like panic and desperation in the face of the impending demise of 100LL.


maybe clubs could convert their winch engines to natural gas too that way they only have to deal with one kind of fuel for all glider launching.