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Air launch
Air Launching is the practice of dropping a parasite aircraft or missile from a mothership. The parasite aircraft or missile is usually is tucked under the wing of the larger mothership and then "dropped" from underneath the wing while in flight. Usually the dropped craft/missile will then fire its own engines or rockets and propel away from the mothership.
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Last updated: 10-17-2005 13:44:48
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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