Originally Posted by
washoutt
Thanks Longer On, good information. So it was indeed a matter of elasticity to avoid the longerons being pulled apart...
Initially yes but also relied on the Tug winch being set correctly and paying out the cable at the correct rate to control the acceleration of the glider,the winch operator had to be switched on and was crucial to a successful 'Snatch'.
I always loved a good 'Snatch'
