"Brian Ehni" wrote in message
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Netko wrote:

De Havilland Sea Vixen catapulting from Ark Royal, date unknown.
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Wonder how many of those cables litter the oceans? Surprised they didn't
have some way of capturing them for re-use.

Brian Ehni




Didn't the USN use bridle catchers ? As I understand it, they were
the projections at the front edge of the deck - in front of each catapult.



After the specified number of launches, the bridles would have been turfed
into the sea anyway.



I'm told by my wife that this is because navies are all run by meat-eating
men, as opposed to vegetarian women who would run organisations in an
atmosphere of peace and free expression.



As always, your mileage will vary.




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Cheers

Dave Kearton