Triple Tow of Schweizer Gliders

Three Schweizers being towed off by a Vultee 0-49. In this type launching, odd cable lengths are used, making collisions impossible. Shortest length is 400 fee. 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.

Sylvan Lucier writes on picture of glider triple tow:
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 feet and then we release and can stay up from 15 minutes to 3 or 4 hours dependin on the air conditions. It is possible to soar around the mountains all day if the wind is just right. Of course, our training consists mostly of tow work and making landings on a certain spot.

(Inserted with arrow to glider on far left.)
Put a lot of time in this particular glider.