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Funnily enough, this existed, but it was an airship instead of C130 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_aircraft_carrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airbor
by dmos62 6y ago
Funnily enough, this existed, but it was an airship instead of C130 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_aircraft_carrier https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airborne_aircraft_carrier
- xkcd-sucks 6y agoThe linked on "parasite fighters" says that they are part of "composite aircraft systems". Before this, I thought the aerospace company Scaled Composites was a reference to materials (like fiberglass etc). The more you know!
- pvg 6y agoThe 'Composites' in Scaled Composites is definitely a reference to the materials. From Burt Rutan's wikipedia page: With his VariEze and Long-EZ designs, which first flew in 1975 and 1979 respectively, Rutan is responsible for helping popularize both the canard configuration and the use of moldless composite construction in the homebuilt aircraft industry.