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Ultra Light Towing
I've been informed that Czech does no allow ultralight
tow planes. Are you aware if this is the case in any other countries? We are currently considering a SAMBA as a tow plane for our club in South Africa. |
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Randal Cullen wrote in message ...
I've been informed that Czech does no allow ultralight tow planes. Are you aware if this is the case in any other countries? We are currently considering a SAMBA as a tow plane for our club in South Africa. In the United States, ultralight tow planes exist, but they are only allowed to tow ultralight gliders and only if operated with a waiver. The regulations define and ultralight glider as any glider with an empty weight less than 155 pounds (70 kgs.) so it is mostly for hang gliders but there are a number of other designs that meet the rule. I have heard of cases where ultralight tugs have pulled much heavier things (like an ASW 20) without much trouble (Don't know where that happened so don't ask me ). It is certainly viable if your regulations allow it. |
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Robert John wrote:
I flew from the Wasserkuppe in a K-21 behind a 'Pellican'. Not a pleasant experience. I've flown a Janus behind a G3-Mirage. It takes definitely longer to get off the ground, but once airborne, the climb rate is nearly that of an "ordinary" plane. The whole tow takes a bit longer, but due to the much lower cost of the UL, it's still much cheaper. I'd say it works fine from a paved runway or from a long grass runway. Not recommended from short runways or with a tailwind, especially if the rope break options are difficult or if there are obstacles at the end of the runway. Stefan |
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On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 20:57:58 +0100, Stefan
wrote: I've flown a Janus behind a G3-Mirage. It takes definitely longer to get off the ground, but once airborne, the climb rate is nearly that of an "ordinary" plane. The whole tow takes a bit longer, but due to the much lower cost of the UL, it's still much cheaper. I'd say it works fine from a paved runway or from a long grass runway. Not recommended from short runways or with a tailwind, especially if the rope break options are difficult or if there are obstacles at the end of the runway. I heard from a reliable source that aerotow tests with a single-seater (iirc Ventus) behind an Impule 100 with a 100 hp Rotax 912S showed a climb rate of more than 1.000 fpm... (!). This might be the first ultralight that is a full replacement for a Remorqeur, even on less-than-perfect conditions. It helps significantly if the tow plane is aerodynamically clean. The G3 Mirage and Mattin Wezel's Condor are NOT clean. Bye Andreas |
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Andreas Maurer wrote:
On Fri, 06 Feb 2004 20:57:58 +0100, Stefan wrote: I've flown a Janus behind a G3-Mirage. It takes definitely longer to get off the ground, but once airborne, the climb rate is nearly that of an "ordinary" plane. The whole tow takes a bit longer, but due to the much lower cost of the UL, it's still much cheaper. I'd say it works fine from a paved runway or from a long grass runway. Not recommended from short runways or with a tailwind, especially if the rope break options are difficult or if there are obstacles at the end of the runway. I heard from a reliable source that aerotow tests with a single-seater (iirc Ventus) behind an Impule 100 with a 100 hp Rotax 912S showed a climb rate of more than 1.000 fpm... (!). This might be the first ultralight that is a full replacement for a Remorqeur, even on less-than-perfect conditions. It helps significantly if the tow plane is aerodynamically clean. The G3 Mirage and Mattin Wezel's Condor are NOT clean. Bye Andreas Where could we get more information on said Impule ultralight? Bruce |
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On Sat, 07 Feb 2004 11:34:31 +0200, Bruce Greeff
wrote: Where could we get more information on said Impule ultralight? www.impulse-aircraft.de Bye Andreas |
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"Bruce Greeff" wrote in message ... Where could we get more information on said Impule ultralight? Bruce A Google search for "Impule ultralight" yielded nothing: however, "Impulse ultralight" provided several links including the following: http://www.impulse-aircraft.de/english/home/firma.html Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com/ |
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Wayne Paul wrote:
"Bruce Greeff" wrote in message ... Where could we get more information on said Impule ultralight? Bruce A Google search for "Impule ultralight" yielded nothing: however, "Impulse ultralight" provided several links including the following: http://www.impulse-aircraft.de/english/home/firma.html Wayne http://www.soaridaho.com/ Thanks - I got the same and was wondering if it was a typo, or not. |
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