The first catapult launch system was installed on a stationary coal barge, which shot a biplane on Nov. 12, 1912, but the test ended with a crash the pilot fortunately walked away from.

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With just a few hundred feet of runway on a carrier, planes take flight with help from catapults and ski ramps—means that have been around for over 80 years.

Sailors signal the catapult launch during a boot shoot on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Nicholas Burgains ...

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The first catapult launch system was installed on a stationary coal barge, which shot a biplane on Nov. 12, 1912, but the test ended with a crash the pilot fortunately walked away from.