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Old 06-17-2008, 04:14 AM
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Default RE: Towing gliders to altitude, risky?
You would be better off using a cradle on top of you trainer to take it to altitude. Do a search here for tug cradle or glider tow cradle or even piggyback glider lsaunch. There is lots of information to view.

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_40...tm.htm#4089861


http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_35...tm.htm#3566417

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_54...tm.htm#5463018

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_46...tm.htm#4651358

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_45...tm.htm#4525683

http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_33...tm.htm#3397117

http://www.poboys.org/framepage.asp?...ps/glider0.htm



just a short list, with some great ideas, sorry if I missed any one. This was just a quick search through the threads.
Gives some ideas.
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