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Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by tzs on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @06:47AM (#29173633)
A modern take on an old idea. Nearly 100 years ago airships were carrying biplanes that they could launch and recover, allowing the biplanes to reach places that were out of range from airports.

Here's a biplane being launched [1]. Here's a returning biplane docking [2].

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTGBFY82Gik

[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1FIm5qt5JrQ

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Re:DARPA has caught a Gremlin drone in midair by darepublic on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @07:43AM (#29174023)
Hence the zeppelin action sequence in the last crusade!
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