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Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr... by pilot7378535 on Sunday June 12, 2022 @02:03PM (#31716695)
Yes, for gliders: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glider_(sailplane)#Launch_and_...

Also related: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ground_carriage

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Re:Lilium achieves first main wing transition for all-electr... by yosito on Sunday June 12, 2022 @05:40PM (#31718546)
Last summer, I rode in a Rubik R-26 Góbé glider, invented by the father of the man who invented the Rubik's cube. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubik_R-26_Góbé

Pretty fun experience. And if commercial airplanes ever start using this sort of launching technology, I imagine the takeoff would feel a lot smoother.

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