Originally Posted by MarshyTheKid
Oh. Darn it...
I am suprised that the military doesn't use sling shots for planes. They only use them on aircraft carriors, I think.
Pretty much. It's not practical...the pneumatic driven system on a carrier requires a boiler to create the steam, and then you need the rails and stuff in the ground to actually make it work. Not to mention the amount of stress on airframes and landing gear that are launched off decks....