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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Cat question
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Date: 27 Jan 91 10:17:21 GMT
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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
In article <1991Jan12.010600.22529@cbnews.att.com> cliffw%sequent.uucp@RELAY.CS.NET (Cliff White) writes:
>Do any of the current USN aircraft routinely launch without
>a catapault?

I think some of the cargo aircraft (used for carrying high-priority people
and supplies to carriers, mostly) can.  The combat aircraft all use catapults
100% of the time, as far as I know.  At the low end of a fast jet's speed
range, every knot is precious.
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