The bungee, also known as Hi-Start, is a simple system to launch your rc glider. Using a very long rubber band and an even longer fishing line, you can tow a glider and make it take off like a kite.

As the development of Stratolaunch's Air Launch and Scaled Composites' WhiteKnightTwo carrier aircraft shows, the use of wing-borne platforms for delivering rockets to orbit is set to grow as the ...