Originally Posted by 360view
I am surprised no one has brought up catapults on aircraft carriers.

New electro catapult problems on USS Gerald Ford.

Truck and trailer mounted catapults for Drones.

Rocket assisted bomber take offs.


You know that if the aircraft carrier could go fast enough to create enough wind speed to create lift on a plane sitting on a treadmill on the deck it would lift it and if you started the engine it could fly away. Brings up the fact that a vertical take-off Harrier jet could easily take off on a moving treadmill as could any plane with more forward thrust than a moving tread mill. FORWARD or upward THRUST and wind speed greater than wheel spin it will fly. Carry on catfight laugh2