parasite aircraft

A parasite aircraft is a component of a composite aircraft which is carried aloft and air launched by a larger carrier aircraft or mother ship to support the primary mission of the carrier. The carrier craft may or may not be able to later recover the parasite during flight.

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military aircraft, 

aircraft functional class, F9C Sparrowhawk, McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, Messerschmitt Me 328, 

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  F9C Sparrowhawk ⓘ
  1931 fighter biplane family by Curtiss

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  Me 328 ⓘ
  1944 fighter aircraft series by Messerschmitt: intended as a parasite fighter for the Amerika Bomber

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  McDonnell XF-85 Goblin ⓘ
  airplane

Frameless

F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighter

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		F9C Sparrowhawk	single-seat fighter, biplane fighter, parasite aircraft	Wikidata
class	aircraft		Me 328	parasite aircraft, single-seat fighter	Wikidata
class	aircraft	1949	McDonnell XF-85 Goblin	parasite aircraft, airborne aircraft carrier	Wikidata
commons	image		F9C-2 Sparrowhawk fighter		Commons