A system , comprising: an unmanned, multirotor helicopter ; a fixed-wing aircraft ; wherein the unmanned, multirotor helicopter further comprises a coupling mechanism , which is configured to couple to the fixed-wing aircraft to support and hold the fixed-wing aircraft ; and at least one propeller cluster , which is configured to elevate the fixed-wing aircraft from a launch site to a release altitude and to accelerate the fixed-wing aircraft to a release speed; and wherein the coupling mechanism is further configured to release the fixed-wing aircraft upon reaching the release speed; and the unmanned, multirotor helicopter is further configured to return to the launch site and wherein the at least one propeller cluster is further configured to: elevate the unmanned, multirotor helicopter from the launch site to a capture altitude and accelerate the unmanned, multirotor helicopter to a capture speed; and the coupling mechanism is further configured to capture the fixed-wing aircraft ; and the at least one propeller cluster is further configured to: decelerate the captured fixed-wing aircraft to a hover and descend the captured fixed-wing aircraft to the launch site and wherein the multirotor helicopter and the fixed-wing aircraft further comprise: one or more sensors and one or more communication devices configured to coordinate a capture sequence between the fixed- wing aircraft and the multirotor helicopter , the capture sequence comprising a capture speed, a capture elevation, and a capture vector, the coordinating including communicating the capture speed, the capture elevation, and the capture vector between the unmanned multirotor helicopter and the fixed-wing aircraft . an unmanned, multirotor helicopter ; a fixed-wing aircraft ; wherein the unmanned, multirotor helicopter further comprises a coupling mechanism , which is configured to couple to the fixed-wing aircraft to support and hold the fixed-wing aircraft ; and at least one propeller cluster , which is configured to elevate the fixed-wing aircraft from a launch site to a release altitude and to accelerate the fixed-wing aircraft to a release speed; and wherein the coupling mechanism is further configured to release the fixed-wing aircraft upon reaching the release speed; and the unmanned, multirotor helicopter is further configured to return to the launch site and elevate the unmanned, multirotor helicopter from the launch site to a capture altitude and accelerate the unmanned, multirotor helicopter to a capture speed; and the coupling mechanism is further configured to capture the fixed-wing aircraft ; and the at least one propeller cluster is further configured to: decelerate the captured fixed-wing aircraft to a hover and descend the captured fixed-wing aircraft to the launch site and decelerate the captured fixed-wing aircraft to a hover and descend the captured fixed-wing aircraft to the launch site and wherein the multirotor helicopter and the fixed-wing aircraft further comprise: one or more sensors and one or more communication devices configured to coordinate a capture sequence between the fixed- wing aircraft and the multirotor helicopter , the capture sequence comprising a capture speed, a capture elevation, and a capture vector, the coordinating including communicating the capture speed, the capture elevation, and the capture vector between the unmanned multirotor helicopter and the fixed-wing aircraft . <EOS>