During WW2 the allies used Dakota aircraft to tow gliders carrying troops and supplies which you have possibly already done but I have watched so many videos of yours I cannot remember.
But, if the gliders made it in 1 piece it was possible for the glider to be used again, this was done by means of a giant loop being created at the end of the tow rope and this loop being suspended in the air. The Dakota equipped with a hook would fly over and hook the loop and snatch the glider into take off.
The video below shows it much better.
But, if the gliders made it in 1 piece it was possible for the glider to be used again, this was done by means of a giant loop being created at the end of the tow rope and this loop being suspended in the air. The Dakota equipped with a hook would fly over and hook the loop and snatch the glider into take off.
The video below shows it much better.