A reduced fuel load ICBM was launched from an airplane (can't remember if it was a Minuteman or MX, if forced to guess, I would say MX) ~20 - 25 years ago. Nothing inherently wrong about air launch other than the balloon or aircraft is going to be rather largish for some of the more useful applications . . . <br /><br /><br /> <div class="Discussion_UserSignature"> <p><font color="#ff0000"><strong>TPTB went to Dallas and all I got was Plucked !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#339966"><strong>So many people, so few recipes !!</strong></font></p><p><font color="#0000ff"><strong>Let's clean up this stinkhole !!</strong></font> </p> </div>