Skylaunch Evolution

This compact winch design has been proven over 30 years operation & the latest model is the Skylaunch “Evolution”. The new Evo model is mechanically almost the same as the original but with many improvements. Robust design with many safety features ensures a reliable, easily operated & maintained, long life machine.

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The Lightweight winch is easily towed on soft airfield or on highway with a 4 x 4 vehicle (or similar). A trailer unit is now optional, So the winch can be truck mounted if required.

The winch is available in 3 basic stages of build with many options available.

The new Evo chassis is 300mm longer, improving access & cable self pay-on onto drums.

Simple colour coded controls are ergonomically positioned for safe launching. Both cable drum brakes are controlled by a single lever.

Unique preset selectors for glider air speed/tension & head wind speed to launch ALL weights/speeds of glider – any glider type is accurately launched with ease (throttle is damped to control acceleration rate).

Existing winch drivers are typically converted to Skylaunch operation within 6 launches.

New 1.8m (70”) wide comfortable safety cab with good visibility, heating (optional air conditioning), luxury driver’s & training seat.

Laminated safety glass all round, flashing beacon, emergency siren, & roof ventilation hatches.

Easy access covers, rear with gas spring assistors & front a one piece sliding unit.

All designs are for maximum safety in operation & minimum maintenance.

Latest generation GM V8 MKVI engines (LPG / petrol) are new units.

The Engine cooled by a large radiator with thermo switched reverse pitch fan & electric auxiliary fan, hot air exits downwind.

Engine/transmission combination gives excellent acceleration & smooth power delivery to control cable speed from vintage to the heaviest twin seat gliders with the same accuracy

Heavy duty auto transmission with industrial cooler unit. Long life exhausts, self-contained on engine, exits downwind, also ensures compact engine/transmission power pack.

Swivelling cable pulley / roller, fitted with plastic pulleys & aluminium tube side rollers for use with synthetic cable or hardened steel pulleys / rollers for steel cable (interchangeable as required).

All bearings are standard metric, sealed & the same size for both pulleys & rollers.

Cable entry/exit height is low level for safety & easy access.

Heavy duty guillotines are activated by very powerful springs & will easily cut steel or synthetic cables.

Lightweight steel cable drums are reinforced, large diameter & narrow width with anti-loop guides.

No cable pay-on mechanisms are required.

Cable feeds onto bottom of drum for safer, trouble free operation.

Standard Drums will easily accommodate all materials of cable up to 2,000 metres (6,500 ft) long.

Fully machined & balanced drums produce launches of exceptional smoothness.

Final drive of robust design specifically manufactured for launching gliders to give reliability, now with new high capacity housing.

Features include hardened spline male/female couplings for drum selection & standard Lockheed disc brake system. With automatic cable Tow-out system.

All bearings, seals & fasteners, etc are standard metric components.

For simplicity, reliability & ease of maintenance, no computers, high pressure air or hydraulic systems are incorporated on these winches (except for diesel option).

Controls are simple, trouble free rods & levers (not electronic, hydraulic or pneumatics).

All machines are supplied with on-site training, including detailed Operator’s & Maintenance Manuals.