Editing V-1 flying bomb (section)

===Air launch by Ar 234===
[[File:Arado Ar 234 Blitz mit V1 pic1.JPG|thumb|Model of an [[Arado Ar 234]] carrying a V-1 at the [[Technikmuseum Speyer]]]]There were plans, not put into practice, to use the [[Arado Ar 234]] jet bomber to launch V-1s either by towing them aloft or by launching them from a "piggy back" position (in the manner of the {{lang|de|[[Mistel]]}}, but in reverse) atop the aircraft. In the latter configuration, a pilot-controlled, hydraulically operated dorsal trapeze mechanism would elevate the missile on the trapeze's launch cradle about {{convert|8|ft|m|order=flip|abbr=on}} clear of the 234's upper fuselage. This was necessary to avoid damaging the mother craft's fuselage and tail surfaces when the pulsejet ignited, as well as to ensure a "clean" airflow for the Argus motor's intake. A somewhat less ambitious project undertaken was the adaptation of the missile as a "flying fuel tank" {{lang|de|(Deichselschlepp)}} for the [[Messerschmitt Me 262]] jet fighter, which was initially test-towed behind an [[Heinkel He 177|He 177A Greif]] bomber. The pulsejet, internal systems and warhead of the missile were removed, leaving only the wings and basic fuselage, now containing a single large fuel tank. A small cylindrical module, similar in shape to a finless dart, was placed atop the vertical stabiliser at the rear of the tank, acting as a centre of gravity balance and attachment point for a variety of equipment sets. A rigid towbar with a pitch pivot at the forward end connected the flying tank to the Me 262. The operational procedure for this unusual configuration saw the tank resting on a wheeled trolley for take-off. The trolley was dropped once the combination was airborne, and explosive bolts separated the towbar from the fighter upon exhaustion of the tank's fuel supply. A number of test flights were conducted in 1944 with this set-up, but inflight "porpoising" of the tank, with the instability transferred to the fighter, meant that the system was too unreliable to be used. An identical utilisation of the V-1 flying tank for the Ar 234 bomber was also investigated, with the same conclusions reached. Some of the "flying fuel tanks" used in trials utilised a cumbersome fixed and spatted undercarriage arrangement, which (along with being pointless) merely increased the drag and stability problems already inherent in the design.{{citation needed|date=June 2017}}