TC-7 Steam Catapult

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TC-7 Steam Catapult

TC-7 Steam Catapult

Here is the steam catapult used by planes to practice aircraft carrier takeoffs.

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp26HGaCveI

Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VX-23

Nearby cities:

Coordinates: 38°16'42"N 76°23'52"W

Wildewood 15 km
St. Mary's County Regional Airport (2W6) 15 km
Greenwell State Park 17 km
Chippingwood 26 km
Ragged Island 31 km
Tom Clancy estate 36 km
Naval Research Laboratory - Chesapeake Bay Detachment 45 km
Lake Karylbrook 45 km
The Highlands 50 km
Franklin Point Park 62 km

Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK/KNHK) 1.8 km
Lexington Park, Maryland 4.8 km
Drum Point 6.3 km
Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point, Maryland 8.2 km
Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland 10 km
Lusby, Maryland 11 km
Calvert Cliffs State Park 14 km
St. Mary's County, Maryland 16 km
Dorchester County, Maryland 30 km
Calvert County, Maryland 31 km

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Naval Air Station Patuxent River (NHK/KNHK) Lexington Park, Maryland Drum Point Chesapeake Ranch Estates-Drum Point, Maryland Chesapeake Ranch Estates, Maryland Lusby, Maryland Calvert Cliffs State Park St. Mary's County, Maryland Dorchester County, Maryland Calvert County, Maryland