With 180 hp in a cub, you would need to turn it off to stall it.
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From: ChrisB
Sent: Sunday, June 11, 2017 1:31 AM
To: Olympus Camera Discussion
Subject: Re: [OM] IMG: How Banners are Towed
That’s interesting, Jim. He must be close to the stall as he climbs away.
Chris
On 10 Jun 17, at 17:58, Jim Nichols <jhnichols@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I had occasion yesterday to talk with a professional banner tow pilot,
watch him lay out his equipment, and photograph the banner pickup for a
four-hour tour above the Bonnaroo Music Festival.
The airplane is a highly modified Piper Cub, fitted with a 180 hp Titan
engine, replacing the original 65 hp Continental.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2304.JPG.html
<http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2304.JPG.html>
Here he snatches the tow line and begins a steep climb.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2402.JPG.html
<http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2402.JPG.html>
The banner unfurls as he climbs away.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2407.JPG.html
<http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2407.JPG.html>
Then he heads off to Bonnaroo to go to work.
http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2415.JPG.html
<http://www.gallery.leica-users.org/v/OldNick/20170609-DSCF2415.JPG.html>
Comments and critiques welcomed and appreciated.
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