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tommytoyz wrote:
Bartek, Most winches have more than one drum. In Europe, one winch can have up to 8 separate drums and lines. This enables a launch every 3 minutes or less. http://www.hydrostart.nl/EN/ I've watched them launch gliders at Lasham at that rate using a single drum of a Tost winch and a retrieve winch. There is a price to be paid, of course, maybe 200 feet less altitude (if that much), but a retrieve winch is somewhat less expensive than upgrading to an 8 drum Hydrostart... Marc |
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