Jenny,
Flown them, nice aircraft but I have no experience with them as
a tug; however we did an exercise several years ago with the Supper
Decathlon (180 bhp, constant speed prop, aerobatic wing), we established it
was unsuitable for our site due to density altitude, runway lengths, surface
and slope etc - we operate from 2500ft.
This does not mean this aircraft is not suitable for your site.
Stuart
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Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Glider Tugs
On 20/01/2008, at 4:34 PM, Anthony Smith wrote:
> Have a look at the Super Dimona's performance when towing - the Dimona
> operating at 700kg or thereabouts and a 115 HP engine staggers
> skywards
> when towing a single seater. I don't know the climb rates achieved.
Mankind is yet to develop an instrument with sufficient precision to
measure climb rates that small?
- mark
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