TOST Tow cable retractor with guillotine
The simple way to safe and economical aero tows

   
Reel                                                 Tail Piece with Guillotine
In 1992 TOST acquired the rights to manufacture and market the Feurstein system.
This proven system has been installed over 300 times in the past 10 years.
The equipment has been completely reworked and is now available in traditional TOST quality.

The tow cable retractor with guillotine (CRG) provides a number of important advantages:
Increased flight safety and lower costs through elimination of the cable drop curve
Considerably diminished noise levels for residents near airfields, since aircraft needs less engine power during decent and can land directly
No cable drop with potential risk to persons or aircraft
Reduced fuel consumption through shorter flight and taxi time
No delays in aircraft starts because of tracing and retrieving tow cables
Longer tow cable life because of reduced ground contact and contamination
Low weight of system (approx. 8 kg including tow cable)
Low maintenance thanks to simple construction
Cable retraction monitored visually and electrically
Only minor (reversible) modifications to aircraft necessary for mounting

VIEW PIPER PA-25 PAWNEE Installation

The tow retractor with guillotine has the following components:
Retraction winch
Cable traction unit with integrated stop plate and guillotine
Electric switch unit

Options:
E-85 Towing release with Special lever and Bowden cable for towing without the retractor
Special Cable drum (larger) for 60 Meter Cable
Optional HD Motor
The retraction winch is mounted on a base plate which is attached to the fuselage of the towing aircraft behind the seat. This equipment can be dismounted, if necessary, in approx. 30 minutes. The main components are a 12VDC motor (standard) with a slip clutch, motor bracket, cable drum and cable cover. The tow rope passes through or under the fuselage to the cable stop plate in an aluminum cable duct.
The new traction unit with integrated stop plate and guillotine is bolted to the existing towing frame. The guillotine is activated by the existing release cable.
The cable load is taken up by the stop plate via a sleeve crimped to the towing cable. Towing may start only after the sleeve has come firmly to rest against the stop plate.
The towing cable is 6mm in diameter and has a standard length of 50 meters. The cable is terminated by an aluminum end piece, complete with weak link and ring pair (specify breaking load of weak link when ordering).
Once the glider has been released, the electric switch unit starts the retracting winch. Operation can be checked in the rearview mirror. After the cable has been fully rewound - red marking on the end of the cable is visible - the motor switches off automatically.
The German aviation authority (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt) has approved the following 3 types:

The German aviation authority (Luftfahrt-Bundesamt) has approved the following 3 types:
Type I:
(No longer available)
Robin DR 300/180R, DR 400/RP, DR 400/180, DR 400/180R
Robin DR 253, DR253B
Type II:
Morane MS 880 B, MS 883, MS 887
Ralley 150 ST-D, Ralley 150 T-D, Ralley 180 T-D, Ralley 180 TS, Ralley 150 SVS
Morane MS 892A 150, MS 893 A, MS 894 A, MS 892 E 150, MS 893 E, MS 893 E-D, MS 894 E, MS 253 E-D
Type III:
Piper PA 12, Piper PA 18/19
**Champion Citabria 7 GCB, Citabria 7 GCBC
Champion 8 GCBC*
Cessna FR 172 (all series)
Christian A-1 Husky
*Plus all series authorized for areo tows
**available 2006
The following types are also approved in Sweden and the Netherlands: PA 25, Maule
Systems are in use in the USA by special field approvals
Price on Request

Allows the use also of tow rope without the Reel system but
with E-85 Release for higher safety than banner tow assemblies used by many in the past.
TOW SUPPORT FOR
American Champion, Citabria

**Champion Citabria 7 GCB, Citabria 7 GCBC
**Champion 8 GCBC* *Plus all series authorized for areo tows
Specify tail sping size, 1 3/4" or 2"
$2158.30

MAULE TOW SUPPORT
(tail wheel only)
TOST Part# 018540*


Part# 300320 Delivered as pictured above (plus installation instructions)
Includes tow support with mounting brackets, extended tail wheel steering fork
Bowden cable and housing with cable ends and cable housing ends.
including Part # 014100 E-85 release mechanism and Special release lever (on E-85)
Installation documents and JAA (German)approval documents
Cockpit release levers are not included.
$2045.00

Piper Pawnee Tow Support
TOST part #018525


Pictured at left: The E 85 release mechanism is the basis for the tow plane safety release system (shown with special release lever on Pawnee support ) Image shows support and mechanism turned 90 degrees.
(Release mechanism is horizontal on installation.)
TOST Release support
shown above: Support for Piper PA-25 Pawnee
Light-gauge construction for tail wheel aircraft (See list). Box-type carrier made of steel sheet
(aviation material Lw 1.7734.4) for mounting E-85 tow release.
The support is supplied with a Bowden cable and cable housing.
Safe operating load 900daN. Mass approx. 1100g
Including: TOST Support, E-85 TOST release mechanism, Special Release lever arm (mounted on E-85) Bowden Cable and housing, mount bracket, attaching hardware, installation drawings and JAA Form One approval issued under
TOST GmbH Flugzeuggeratebau Munchen, approval # LBA.G.0065
Supplied as show:
$1825.00

 PA-12, PA18, PA19 and  Christian Husky A1
type 2 (also in image below)
TOST Part# 303030 Support with Spring pad 

supplied documents example

PA18/Husky with spring pad part # 303030 $1444.81*
* requires additonal parts :E-85 TOST Tow Release  $442.00
*Special Release Lever for installing E-85 to support $131.30
$2018.11 complete as shown

Buy the TOST Tow hook system today and never say you’re sorry
you didn’t do it before it was too late.
A full range of TOST products are available, many direct from stock including tires and inner tubes, sailplane release systems, wheels and brake assemblies, Genuine TOST double tow rings and more.  
See index for location of these items in this catalog