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An aerial aircraft carrier is disclosed having a first and a second shuttlecraft that have a cantilever fluselage extending between the first and second shuttlecraft. The cantilever fuselage is disposed at both ends within a fuselage housing that depends from the under-carriage of the first (lead) and second (aft) shuttlecraft, the cantilever fuselage forming a longitudinal member therebetween. A means for elevating a plurality of aerodynamically stable platforms, (wing assemblies), is affixed to the cantilever fuselage. The wing assemblies each have a wing span member attached thereto, with control surfaces, for stabilizing an aircraft (a payload) that is secured in a mount assembly. An aircraft landing in the mount assembly is secured by an application of negative air pressure against a landing gear pod of the aircraft, and as the aircraft is adhered to a pair of mount elements, by evacuation of air, forming a suction seal peripheral to the environmental surfaces of the landing pod, the wing span members aerodynamically stabilize the weight of the aircraft on the wing assembly platforms. The pilot of the retrieved aircraft then feathers the rotors to his/her aircraft, the weight thereof being primarily supported by the aerodynamic lift of the wing span members. The aircraft is then retrieved in flight, aerodynamically stabilized and can be serviced while in flight. A reverse sequence allows the secured aircraft to be launched from the carrier apparatus.
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