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Originally Posted by hideouse
I believe that the navy's catapult system is an application of this logic: a very short takeoff that achieves adequate airflow over the wings so as to allow the plane to fly.
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Airplane on a catapult has zero relation to his problem. F=ma . Plane must have sufficient "a" to achieve airspeed on a short runway. Planes engines do not provide enough '"F" . So catapult adds more "F" . Carrier planes are catapulted on a runway (not a treadmill) as defined by numbers in
post 152 .