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Shooting The Catapult

By Lieutenant (J. G.) H. B. Miller, U. S. Navy
April 1933
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The catapulting of planes in the fleet is such a commonplace event that one seldom stops to realize the steps that have gone towards making such a maneuver possible. Not so in the commercial world. The arrival in New York of a mail plane which has been catapulted from a liner several hundred miles at sea is still news for the front page of any metropolitan daily. Although the modern application of the catapult is relatively new, the Greeks preceded us by hundreds of years in their knowledge of utilizing stored-up Power for propelling missiles or heavyweights. David’s sling shot and the hunter’s bow are further examples of this age-old knowledge of stored energy.

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Lieutenant Harold B. Miller piloting an F9C-2 Sparrowhawk aircraft

Lieutenant (J. G.) H. B. Miller, U. S. Navy

LIEUTENANT (J.G.) MILLER, class of 1924, is an officer connected with lighter-than-air craft. For several years he has been gathering data and preparing a history on naval aviation. The developments are so new that he has had opportunity not only to consult original manuscripts, but to talk with many of the actual participants in the development of catapults. Lieutenant Miller published an excellent paper on the development of carriers, "Covered Wagons of the Sea," November, 1931, Proceedings.

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