When I was a child (Gosh, nearly thirty years ago now - where did it all go wrong?) I used to draw relatively snub-nosed planes that had an array of lasers firi

When I was a child (Gosh, nearly thirty years ago now - where did it all go wrong?) I used to draw relatively snub-nosed planes that had an array of lasers firing so that they settled on a movable point ahead making a 'virtual nose'. The lasers could then diverge and move the concentrated focal point forward as it went faster, making the 'nose longer'. I always wondered whether there was anything in that, but I'm too stupid to work it out.