A flying vehicle assembly apparatus comprises a winged flying craft and a powered
craft for propelling the flying craft and a tether assembly comprising one or more
first rigid struts having a first end pivotally secured to first biased pivot connections
adjacent to the flying craft and a second end pivotally secured to second biased
pivot connections, and one or more second rigid struts having a first end pivotally
secured adjacent to the powered craft and a second end pivotally secured to a second
biased pivot connection. The first and second biased pivot connections urge the
flying craft and the powered craft toward one another, and whereby during flying
operation, the powered craft is generally forward of the flying craft.