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In a Italian magazine of 1939,"Panorama",i have read an article about Americans flying boats.
Was said that a method at the study for land takeoff of flying boats ( in runways near sea aerodromes) was put the flying boat piggy-back on a sort of not flying launch vehicle for reach speed for takeoff.
This method was alternative to catapult,and a variant of "majo composte idea,as the mothership not fly (i have understand that was on rails)
Any information or pictures of this?
 
From Robert E. Bradley's "Convair Advanced Designs, Secret Projects from San Diego 1923-1962". The caption says about all there is known about it.
 

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carmelo said:
But could work?

Barnes Wallis used one to launch his Wild Goose research model: http://www.secretprojects.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1904.msg16235.html#msg16235
 
Given big dock-yard cranes often ran on two parallel 'standard' tracks, not so far-fetched. IIRC, some harbours and break-waters had 7ft gauge utility lines. Also, didn't the Germans plan a 3-metre mega-gauge ?? That would have suited launching a jumbo flying boat....
 
similar to Nazi projects orbital bomber from 1940 s. it may still be feasible if magnetic stripes are used

 

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