Abstract: This invention relates to an improvement in a launch for carrying and launching flying bodies, in particular for aircraft, with guide devices in the form of guide rails and guide claws engaging said rails and bearing the flying body,the improvement comprising(a) means whereby the guide claws can be adjusted together with the flying body relative to the aircraft-fixed launch in the direction of flight within the guide rails and also relative to the flying body they carry in the direction of the flying body tail,(b) detachable, positive connection means and frictional connection means between the guide claws and the flying body, and(c) braking means for the guide claws at the launch.