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Hydraulic Catapults Enter Navy Service 1934
Posted: Nov 15, 2011Notice the two catapult tracks on the flight deck of USS Enterprise. On 15 November 1934, the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics established plans to install hydraulic, flush-deck catapults on the […]
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First Magnetic Launch of Naval Aircraft!
Posted: Dec 21, 2010The first magnetic launch of a naval aircraft took place a few days ago, 18 December, at NAVAIR Lakehurst, New Jersey. The electromagnetic aircraft launch system or EMALS was tested […]