The wings on the two ready birds were swung forward into launch position.
For a human being, this is the classic launch position.
Looks like they might be geting into launch position.
It has to be the launch position of the Seawolf.
The fire lizard gathered itself into a hissing launch position.
The first squadron broke clear as the second came into launch position.
Exactly how far it was from their likely launch position.
The flight lasted 140 minutes and the payload was recovered 75 miles from its launch position.
They would have to find another way to locate the launch position.
Once in its launch position, the two-man crew waits for any orders to fire.