Winch Manufacturer in Shropshire, England
Welcome to Skylaunch – manufacturers of not only the world’s most popular Glider/Sailplane winching systems but also manufacturers of a huge range of special purpose winches & equipment for a wide variety of uses. We have 35 years of experience in winch manufacturing & support with more than 200 winches supplied to Military & Civilian customers in over 40 Countries Worldwide.
Skylaunch has built up a global reputation for the best glider winches. Our first winch was designed & built by Michael Groves, a skilled engineer & professional winch driver, assisted by the industry renowned professional winch driver Peter Salisbury, & Andy Holmes – a gliding & airline pilot. Tony Frazier, a highly experienced specialist machine designer / manufacturer & gliding instructor, is also part of the Skylaunch team.
The first Skylaunch winch was purchased by Midland Gliding Club (England) in 1989 & is still in daily operation at that site today. Since then, the RAF, British Army, Royal Navy, a host of UK & overseas clubs & services have replaced their winch fleets with Skylaunch winches. In recent years we have expanded our operations & now manufacture winches for a diverse series of applications such as crash testing, cars, HGVS, PSVS, trailers & carriages as well as UAV launching systems, military targeting systems & Aerostat, Helikite & balloon winching applications
Whether comparing performance, safety, reliability, simplicity, ease of use or economy of operation, no other winch comes close to a Skylaunch winch. We can manufacture to customers’ own designs, can develop or update customer ideas or we are more than happy to develop all new systems. We have some very experienced design, development & field engineering staff & use the latest 3D CAD development systems to help reduce design & development time & cost.
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UNO - The New, Single Drum Design. Proven, reliable Skylaunch parts & engineering. Open operators platform with Skylaunch control system… |
This compact winch design has been proven over 30 years operation & the latest model is the Skylaunch “Evolution”. The… |
Skylaunch has developed its electric winch in collaboration with a group of pilots, winch operators, mechanical engineers, electrical engineers, electronic… |
This unique high speed winch system increases launch rates up to 30 gliders per hour. Eliminates airfield damage caused by… |
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Services
Glider Winches & Components
We manufacture a range of glider winches, cable retrieve winches & special purpose winches & equipment. Our latest & 3 most popular choices for this season are the EVO ELECTRO, the EVO, the ECO & the new UNO – a range of winches to suit every club’s budget & winching requirements.
Skylaunch Special Purpose Winches
Skylaunch design & manufacture production or one-off winches for special applications. We offer configurations driven by mains or battery packs / UPS electricity, petrol, propane or diesel engines. Up to 800hp is available with single engine machines & the sky’s the limit with multiple engines! We can manufacture for civil or military projects to specifications required by the customer. We have developed systems for crash testing, cars, HGVS, PSVS, trailers & carriages as well as UAV launching systems, military targeting systems with variable speed control & Aerostat, Helikite & balloon winching applications with single or multiple cables / risers.
Service & Support
We carry out refurbishments & upgrades to any make of winch & can supply a wide range of parts & accessories for club builds, refurbishments & repairs for all types of winch.