The Hurricane's steel-cable bridle falls away, having been jettisoned from the two synchronised towing points on the aircraft's wing leading edges

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

Left, the end of the thick hemp line appears beyond the tug's tail as the fighter throttles back to take up the tow.
Middle, success! with its propeller stationary and feathered, the Hurricane is fully under tow.
Right, unfeathering the propeller and restarting the engine. This shot clearly shows the hemp towline, with the much finer steel bridle just visible beyond it. The towing system was designed by project engineer E. R. Durbec.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

A Hurricane being towed behind a Wellington IC on an offset bridle, during experiments towards towing several fighters at a time behind one bomber - a kind of back-to-front British version of the German Troika-schlepp, and doubtless just as dangerous.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935Vickers Wellington / Type 271 - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1936

As the throttle is opened the fighter accelerates past the now drooping bridle.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935

The start of the operation: the towing bridle is stowed on catches under the fighter, while the tug prepares to pay out the heavy shock-absorbing hemp towline.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Hawker Hurricane - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1935