greg3 Posted December 8, 2012 Hi I recently got set 4442 (the airline exclusive glider) and thought it needed some way of getting "airborne". I decided against a towplane and instead had a quick Google for winches. I eventually settled on this design (it's actually not a launching winch - it's used to pull a launch cable back into position for the next glider but I had the parts in appropriate colours and it looked more in scale than my attempts to make a true launching winch.) Reference pics http://www.skylaunch...om/retrieve.php Side view It has a functioning winch (rotating the white radar dish on the side retracts the "cable" (admittedly not very fast!!) The winch can be towed by a car. Ready for take off!! Had to make a slight MOD to the glider (added wheels, a tail skid and an attachment point for the cable.) Comments are always welcome. Thanks for looking. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lightningtiger Posted December 8, 2012 Interesting and very original MOC.....I don't think I've ever seen one in the flesh, but your Lego one is quite a good build......Brick On Glide On 'greg3' ! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LEGO Guy Bri Posted December 8, 2012 Clever MOC greg3. I had no clue this was a way to get these thing airborne. I thought they were always towed. I may have to borrow this concept. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Hoexbroe Posted December 8, 2012 Good idea! Nicely done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
paul_delahaye Posted December 9, 2012 You would not want to be the lego operator if the glider did not get airborne :-) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tomdobs55 Posted December 10, 2012 Very interesting moc "Greg3". Never seen anything like it but it looks very functional and can definitely see it in a layout that includes a small airfield. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites