3 Glider Tow of Schweizers

"This is the method we used except that we towed only 2 gliders instead of three at one time. They take us up to about 3,000 ft. and then we release and can stay up from 15 minutes to 3 or 4 hours depending on the air conditions. ;It is possible to soar around the mountains all day if the wind is just right. Of course, our training consisted mostly of tow work and making landings on a certain spot." The pilot wrote that he "Put a lot of time in this particular glider"-the one on the far left. Sylvan R. Lucier, Twenty-nine Palms School
Picture Caption: Three Schweizers being towed by a Vultee 0-49. In this type launching, odd cable lengths are used, making collisions impossible. Shortest length is 400 feet. Center glider gets the longest line. Using gliders as air barges, the 295 hp."tug" is capable of transporting over three times its self-contained capacity at about 70 per cent of its normal speed. Experts say post-war freight will be carried thus.