Thread: LAunching planes from carriers
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Old April 29th 06, 02:23 AM posted to rec.aviation.military.naval
Thomas Schoene
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Default Launching planes from carriers
John Dallman wrote:
In article . net,
lid (Thomas Schoene) wrote:


John Dallman wrote:
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On the other hand, replacing a steam catapult with a linear
accelerator, that pulls an aircraft along on convention wheels is
much less silly.

They've already built working models and the system is going into new
USN carriers in the next few years.


Coo. Are they going to electric propulsion too?

Not yet.
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