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.

Welcome back to the Daily Aviation for a new documentary video about the use of F-18 Hornet and F-18 Super Hornet on US ...

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 ...

The future John F. Kennedy is testing its electromagnetic catapult systems—which are designed to send aircraft aloft—by shooting bright orange, car-like structures off its bow at speeds of up ...

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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.