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November 22nd 11, 11:29 PM
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New type of Launch Method? Video
On Nov 23, 8:04*am, sisu1a wrote:
was still really tame compared to the helicopter launches (New Zealand) I got on vid... * *initial launch and first 1000' or so is 'normal' aerotow, but after that the chopper really starts climbing and the ASW 24/27 (grainy footage...) is vertically dangling -by it's nosehook. Pilot releases once the propwash starts spinning the glider. *O_O OK, my emailed notes on the day confirm that I thought it was the belly hook, not the nose hook. http://gei.aerobaticsweb.org/WORLD_9...tin_jan10.html (scroll to the bottom) 
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