# Skylaunch

> Skylaunch manufactures glider and sailplane winches and special purpose winches for gliding clubs, the military and the film industry\.

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## Pages
- [Accueil](https://skylaunch.com/fr/accueil/)
- [Home](https://skylaunch.com/)
- [Technical](https://skylaunch.com/technical/)
- [Winch Servicing](https://skylaunch.com/winch-servicing/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://skylaunch.com/privacy-policy/)

## Posts
- [Very large GHS development for Aerostat](https://skylaunch.com/ghs-development-for-aerostat/)
- [Skylaunch sponsors the National Juniors event](https://skylaunch.com/skylaunch-sponsors-the-national-juniors-event/)
- [Tow\-out trailer upgrades](https://skylaunch.com/tow-out-trailer-upgrades/)
- [More special military hydraulic systems](https://skylaunch.com/more-special-military-hydraulic-systems/)
- [Large GHS development for large Aerostat](https://skylaunch.com/large-ghs-development-for-large-aerostat/)

## Products
- [Steel Dyneema™ splicing needle](https://skylaunch.com/product/steel-dyneema-splicing-needle/): Stainless steel Dyneema™ splicing needle for 4mm \- 6mm Dyneema™
- [Dyneema™ / Steel cutters](https://skylaunch.com/product/dyneema-steel-cutters/): Long handled cutters for use with Dyneema™ and steel cable
- [Dyneema™ Soft Shackle](https://skylaunch.com/product/dyneema-soft-shackle-6mm/): Soft Shackle for attaching parachute to launch equipment assembly\.

Locks under load
- [Skypress spare jack handle](https://skylaunch.com/product/skypress-spare-jack-handle/): Spare jack handle for Skypress
- [Skyrope 10mm](https://skylaunch.com/product/skyrope-10mm/): Breaking force: 2,140kg
Weight/100m: 3\.7kg
Elongation at 1 tonne \(black weak link\): 4\.3%

Advantages of Skyrope
\<ul\>
 	\<li\>Much cheaper than Dyneema™\</li\>
 	\<li\>Stronger than steel \(2\.14 tonne minimum breaking load\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Cheaper than steel\</li\>
 	\<li\>Much lighter than steel\</li\>
 	\<li\>Much safer than steel\</li\>
 	\<li\>More visible in the air, on the ground and from the winch than steel or Dyneema™ \(Spectra\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Easy to handle and much safer to handle than steel\</li\>
 	\<li\>Falls away from the glider faster than Dyneema™\</li\>
 	\<li\>Will take more abuse or mishandling than Dyneema™\</li\>
 	\<li\>Will cope with convex airfields \- unlike Dyneema™\</li\>
 	\<li\>Lies flatter on the grass than Dyneema™ to reduce the risk of possible crossing or glider / tow plane hang up\</li\>
 	\<li\>Good wear rate \- due to increased surface area and therefore reduced pressure / friction on the ground\</li\>
 	\<li\>Eliminates any roller or pulley wear and winch damage from steel cable\</li\>
 	\<li\>Reduces inertia of drum\(s\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Much quieter in the air than steel or Dyneema™\</li\>
 	\<li\>Easy to join together \(standard 3 strand splice\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Produces very smooth launches\</li\>
 	\<li\>Uses original guillotines and roller boxes \(in Skylaunch winches\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Reels manufactured up to 1200 metres \(longer by splicing on extra\)\</li\>
 	\<li\>Standard Skylaunch will take up to 1200 metres\</li\>
 	\<li\>One drum can be used to assess against steel \(or Dyneema™\) on the other drum\</li\>
\</ul\>

## Product categories
- [Engine parts](https://skylaunch.com/product-category/skylaunch-winch-parts/engine/engine-parts/)
- [Consumables](https://skylaunch.com/product-category/skylaunch-winch-parts/consumables/)
- [Transport / running gear](https://skylaunch.com/product-category/skylaunch-winch-parts/chassis-body/transport-running-gear/)
- [Cable components](https://skylaunch.com/product-category/cable-cable-tools-components/cable-components/)
- [Cooling system](https://skylaunch.com/product-category/skylaunch-winch-parts/engine/cooling-system/)

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