Tow plane types/mods for high density altitude glider towing

On Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at 11:38:43 AM UTC+10, son_of_flubber wrote:
What are your favorite aircraft types (and modifications) for glider towing in high density altitude and/or short runways?

Yes, there is a one and one half seater (single controls) has been converted, but remember the conversions are only of the existing aircraft. Aircraft are not being made from scratch.
Michael

If you cant tow your glider behind a Turbo Čmelák, then shoud it not been towed at all

http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acdata_p...ta_z37t_en.php

I saw a friend towed (pulled) aloft in a IS28b2 Lark by Steve Wolf in his 450hp Samson biplane at an airshow in Spokane, WA. It was an impressive climb angle, to say the least.

On Friday, August 16, 2019 at 1:30:50 PM UTC-7, George Underhill wrote:
I saw a friend towed (pulled) aloft in a IS28b2 Lark by Steve Wolf in his 450hp Samson biplane at an airshow in Spokane, WA. It was an impressive climb angle, to say the least.

I only consume 1/2 gallon to launch my ASH31Mi motorglider to 3kft (the same was true for the 26e and DG400, and most every other self-launcher that I can think of, well maybe not the Space Shuttle). So, for a 4 hour flight my "burn rate" is 1 pint per hour.

Tom

On Thursday, August 22, 2019 at 11:50:40 AM UTC-4, 2G wrote:

I only consume 1/2 gallon to launch my ASH31Mi motorglider to 3kft (the same was true for the 26e and DG400, and most every other self-launcher that I can think of, well maybe not the Space Shuttle). So, for a 4 hour flight my "burn rate" is 1 pint per hour.

Self-launch gliders are obviously appealing, but I'm curious about their limitations wrt density altitude and turbulence.

What is your climb rate in your typical density altitude?

Do you ever launch in turbulent conditions with lots of sink?

What density altitude leads you to cancel your flight?

What is the highest density altitude that you have launched in?