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03-17-2007, 08:14 AM
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A WWII secret. “A Runway On a Rope” (Brodie system)
The “Brodie System” was an igneous system it was also incredible this system was kept a secret for so long. Even now that it is unclassified it is hardly known. It was a cheap system to lunch and recover light planes like at sea or rough terrain. The planes were used to spot enemy locations and to direct the ships fire.
The Brodie System was invented during World War II. A pilot could take off or land with the aircraft hooked to a trolley that ran along a cable. On landing, the trolley provided braking for a smooth stop. The cable and trolley could be rigged on very short jungle fields, or even on ships.  1st picture: Piper L-4, engine running, is ready for take-off while suspended from its cable. 2nd: A light aircraft could take off or land on a ship using the cable. 3rd: This Stinson L-5B may have just landed by snagging a loop attached to a trolley riding on the cable. 4th: Riggers hooked this L-5B to the cable before take-off. Captain James H. Brodie, inventor, is on the left. Can you imagine flying to catch a nylon loop when there were only four feet between the spinning prop and the hook? Source http://www.aerofiles.com/brodie-rig.html http://www.nasm.si.edu/udvarhazycent...fm?imageID=321 
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03-20-2007, 09:05 AM
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Excellent. Makes me remember about CAMs - Catapult Armed Merchant for the Hurricane launches. During the battle of britain it was great help against the german submarines.
Source: http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/ships/ariguani.html For some reason idea to make carrier out of any merchant makes me very excited. BTW, excellent link about seaplanes: http://www.geocities.com/usnavyindan...nefighters.htm Last edited by Pavel : 03-20-2007 at 09:07 AM.
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03-21-2007, 09:01 AM
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F-14 - Hunter is speaking about the second thing, the catapult.
Yes, exactly, it worked, this way Hurricane's range almost doubled - he could cover convoys for longer, to narrow dead zones, where submarines felt totally free.
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05-02-2007, 03:15 AM
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Quote:
http://armyavnmuseum.org/history/war/ww2/overview6.html http://www.geocities.com/usarmyaviat...mustreturn.htm http://www.jimsladesairlines.com/oshkosh4.html http://www.nasm.si.edu/research/aero...ft/piperl4.htm http://www.cavanaughflightmuseum.com/L-4J.htm http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com...retweapon.aspx http://www.warbirds-eaa.org/articles/06_02_feature.pdf http://www.findarticles.com/p/articl...08/ai_n9261301 http://www.sonic.net/~bstone/archives/050807.shtml http://www.geocities.com/airbornemuseum/sld026.htm http://www.lstmemorial.org/prog04b/brodie.doc http://lstmemorial.org/archive/pr0804.htm -- grasshopper (non Brodie) downs ME-109 hehe David vers Goliath http://www.armyav.org/board_l-4B.htm
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