EXPERIMENT OF LAUNCHING SEAPLANE BY CATAPULT METHOD : carried out with Fairey Seaplane N9 on HMS Slinger [Main]
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Année: 1917
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Durée: 9 mins
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Description: Various close-ups of catapult on HMS Slinger. Test baulk and a dummy aircraft (Short 184 fuselage) are launched from the moored vessel. Close-ups of the catapult drive and release mechanisms. Frontal close-up of Fairey F.127 in position on the catapult. Medium shot of a successful launching from Slinger whilst underway. Medium shot off the port quarter of Slinger while the seaplane circles the ship.
Catapult launching tests using seaplanes on board HMS Slinger.
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Mots-clés: EFG1914 / World War I / Royal Navy, Slinger / ships, British naval - STR: Slinger / aircraft, British naval - R and D: Fairey F127 / equipment, British naval air - propulsion: catapult / 12/3(261.2) / Thames (River Estuary), England, UK / Isle of Grain, Kent, England, UK / Tyne (River), England, UK
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Fournisseur: Imperial War Museums
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Droits: In Copyright / Imperial War Museums
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Couleur: Black & White
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Sound: Without sound
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