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Kitty Hawk by ET2 Darren Drake |
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The F-18 Hornet sits on the catapults of the USS Kitty
Hawk This is an f18 sitting on the cats, short for catapults, of the USS Kitty Hawk. When the signal is given the catapult is fired launching the jets, like this f18 into the air. Read more about catapults below Click here to see pictures of he kitty hawk back in 1977 Click here to go to the Yellow Airplane Home Base |
F-18 Hornet on the Catapults
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Click picture for a much larger view a must see picture
Photo from ET2 Darren Drake
stationed aboard the USS Kitty Hawk
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Catapult Operation0009162HSPACE=20 VSPACE=10 BORDER=2 height=116 width=250 align=LEFT> The f18 shown in this picture is sitting on the catapults ready for launch. The catapults are steam powered, using lots of fresh water from the ships desalinization plants. If the water level is low, the catapults have priority and the drinking fountains and showers are shut off. The ships toilets use salt water, for your information. If a sailor is thirsty, he mush hit the soda machines. Sodas to a sailor are like cigarettes to a prisoner, they're like gold, or like water to a man in the desert. 0009160HSPACE=20 VSPACE=10 BORDER=2 height=142 width=250 align=RIGHT> The catapults fire a steam propelled piston to launch the aircraft. The airplanes are held down to the deck with chains that are coupled with what is called a break link. If it is a cold cat, a catapult firing that doesn't have enough strength to properly accelerate the airplane, the break link will not break and the plane just sits there. Each type of airplane has a break link unique to its airplane type. This is because some airplanes weigh more than others and the catapult settings must be different for each type of jet. |
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