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Catapults and Catapulting of Aeroplanes*

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2016

P. Salmon
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Extract

The aeroplane launching catapult is a means whereby in a very short distance the speed of an aeroplane can be accelerated from rest to that at which it becomes air borne.

Fundamentally the aeroplane launching catapult comprises a carriage on which is mounted the aeroplane to be launched, a motive plant which causes the carriage to travel at an increasing speed along a prepared track or structure and a means of arresting the carriage after the aeroplane has attained the necessary flying speed.

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Proceedings
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The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 36 , Issue 261 , September 1932 , pp. 704 - 732
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1932

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