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Comment by tgsovlerkhgsel

> An out-of-position glider out can _easily_ and very quickly overcome the tow planes elevator authority

Would this not be trivially solvable with a system that detects the situation (e.g. by measuring the forces acting on the towing plane's attachment point) and detaches the tow? If in the final concept the towed plane would be unmanned and wouldn't contain fuel, even a crash would not be particularly catastrophic.

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