A brilliant strategy or despair?

During WW2 many air forces tested the concept of motherships carrying combat aircraft. I share with you a spectacular collection of images showing some of the most important projects involving this kind of concept. Agreeing with the title of this post, what do you think? Strategy or Despair? The article and the photos can be viewed by visiting the link below:

http://aviacaoemfloripa.blogspot.com.br/2011/01/avioes-parasitas.html

Best Regards!

every great invention is generally a lot of tests and poorly constructed models begins which is result of the perfect end

We have a lengthy thread on this topic somewhere, but I couldn’t find it…