The TC-3 and the TC-7 were the two US Army Corps non-rigid blimps used for

parasite fighter 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 recov ...

trials conducted in 1923–24. A single Sperry Messenger biplane was equipped with a skyhook to engage the temporary trapeze mounted to the control carriage of the blimp itself. The first successful docking was achieved on December 15, 1924. Despite the completely successful results of the program, the Army chose not to develop the concept further."Wild Night In The T-C-10", September 1931, Popular Mechanics
article/photos on the TC-10, of the same class as the TC-3 It was the Navy which began the better-known project in 1925 using rigid airships, the USS ''Los Angeles'' (ZR-3), the USS ''Macon'' (ZRS-5) and the USS ''Akron'' (ZRS-4).

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Parasite ExperimentsUnreal Aircraft: Skyhook
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