The zero-length launch system or zero-length take-off system (ZLL, ZLTO, ZEL, ZELL) It was a system whereby jet fighters and attack aircraft were intended to be placed on short-burn duration, often solid-fuel, “drop-away” rocket booster units, deployed with mobile launch platforms. The U.S. Air Force, the Luftwaffe, and the Soviets’ …
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