RC Mini Glider Tow Hook (6g servo)

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A small tow hook that I designed for a 6g servo. In my case it's a Turnigy, but it might be suitable for other models too. It is designed to handle a decent amount of load without stressing the servo too much and at the same being mechanically simple. In my test it could withstand holding up a 2kg weight and also dropping it without any issues. This works by keeping the servo arm under compression when there is load on the extended hook, instead of applying a force that could cause the servo to rotate The Servo rod I used is 1.2mm spring steel with a length of 22mm from the servo arm. I'm planning to mount this on one of my Lidl Gliders that are being released on May 27th. Will update this if I can test it successfully in flight. A short video of the hook in action: https://www.dropbox.com/s/yzuo8uptj2mn24h/mini_tow_hook.mp4?dl=0