Air-launch is defined as two or more air-vehicles joined and working together, that eventually separate in flight, and that have a combined performance greater than the sum of the individual parts. The use of the air-launch concept has taken many forms across civil, commercial, and military contexts throughout the history of aviation. Air-launch techniques have been applied for entertainment, movement of materiel and personnel, efficient execution of aeronautical research, increasing aircraft range, and enabling flexible and efficient launch of space vehicles. For each air-launch application identified in the paper, the motivation for that application is discussed.


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    Title :

    Motivation for Air-Launch: Past, Present, and Future


    Contributors:
    J. W. Kelly (author) / C. E. Rogers (author) / G. T. Brierly (author) / J. C. Martin (author) / M. G. Murphy (author)

    Publication date :

    2017


    Size :

    24 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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