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In 1904, the American Samuel Langley was the first to launched a plane with a catapult.
- Less maintenance and longer life time than a steam catapult
- Less stress on the plane (gradual/continual acceleration)
- Smaller, lighter, more efficient than a steam catapult
This system wasn't used on aircraft carriers. It was made to assist light planes to take off from the ground.
The catapult assist the plane during its take off, because the desk is shorter than a runway on the ground.
As the planes became heavier, the catapult became necessary for the plane, to take off on a reduced distance.
An alternative to catapults :
The plane takes off using its own power
STOBAR aicraft carrier
(Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery)
Aircraft carriers are warships that carry, arm, deploy and recover aircrafts. They are equipped with full-lenght flight deck, and allow armies to be independant from bases.
There is 4 different configurations :
- STOBAR : Short Take Off But Arrested Recovery
- STOVL : Short Take Off Vertical Landing
- Helicopter carriers
- CATOBAR : Catapult Assisted Take Off But Arrested Recovery