SOME ASPECTS OF GLIDER TOW RELEASE PERFORMANCE

Authors

  • R. Parker

Keywords:

Design, Safety

Abstract

Early in 1982, the Aeronautical Research Laboratories (ARL) were requested by the Airworthiness Branch of the Department of Aviation (DOA) to conduct performance tests on seven glider tow release mechanisms. The releases included new and used examples. The tests were based on Design Requirements relating to towing and launching of gliders and were developed to investigate the relationship between the force required to operate the release and the tow cable load applied. A series of plotted characteristics clearly showing this relationship for each release is presented and discussed.

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Vol. 13 No. 2 (1989)

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