[AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil shooting

Often think the Jet pilots must be nuts.

Martin

Quoting Dan Waters <dwaters at usinternet.com>:

> >From my Navy days:
> 
> The catapults on carriers are tested by shooting a heavy steel device
> off
> the deck.  This device has wheels, is about the size of a VW bug, and
> just
> like a VW, it floats (so it can be retrieved and used again).  This test
> is
> usually done in a shipyard after the water area in front of the carrier
> is
> cleared and 'quarantined'.
> 
> Dan
> 
> >  -----Original Message-----
> > From: 	accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com] 
> > Sent:	Friday, February 28, 2003 11:47 AM
> > To:	accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject:	RE: [AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil
> > shooting
> > 
> > http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aircraft_carrier
> > 
> > Aircraft carriers have two basic configurations. The most common has
> a
> > flat top deck that serves as a take-off and landing area for
> airplanes. A
> > steam-powered catapult accelerates an aircraft under full throttle,
> from 0
> > to 165 mph in 2 seconds during take-off to help it reach take-off
> speed. 
> > 
> > John W. Colby
> > Colby Consulting
> > www.ColbyConsulting.com
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com
> > [mailto:accessd-admin at databaseadvisors.com]On Behalf Of Drew Wutka
> > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 12:30 PM
> > To: 'accessd at databaseadvisors.com'
> > Subject: RE: [AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil
> shooting
> > 
> > 
> > The US Navy's Aircraft carriers (at least most of them), have a
> steam
> > powered catapult system.  It is an extremely powerful mechanism,
> which
> > launches a jet from a stand still to speeds close to several hundred
> miles
> > an hour (don't know the exact specs off the top of my head....) in a
> > distance of probably less then 100 feet.
> > 
> > I personally have never seen proof, but rumors abound that all sorts
> of
> > things have been used to 'test' those catapults.  (I've heard of vw
> bugs,
> > and various other 'heavy' objects).
> > 
> > Drew
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Mark Whittinghill [mailto:mwhittinghill at symphonyinfo.com]
> > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 10:34 AM
> > To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
> > Subject: Re: [AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil
> shooting
> > 
> > 
> > That's great!  Once on TV I saw this story about this old British
> > landowner
> > whose hobby is hurling objects from his giant catapult.  They showed
> him
> > launching a Volkswagen and a burning piano.  His dream is to one day
> get a
> > catapult powerful enough to throw a double decker bus.  Great fun!
> > 
> > 
> > Mark Whittinghill
> > Symphony Information Services
> > Minneapolis, Minnesota
> > Email: mark at symphonyinfo.com
> > Phone: 612-333-1311
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Seth Galitzer" <sgsax at ksu.edu>
> > To: "accessd" <accessd at databaseadvisors.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 28, 2003 9:34 AM
> > Subject: [AccessD] OT: for Friday - the fine art of anvil shooting
> > 
> > 
> > > Been chuckling at this today.  It's almost too funny to believe.
> > >
> > > Detailed info and history
> > > http://ncollier.com/anvils.htm
> > >
> > > Good pictures of actual shooting
> > > http://members.sockets.net/~mbollinger/
> > >
> > > The funny part is that they are so serious about it.
> > >
> > > Happy Friday!
> > >
> > > Seth
> > >
> > > --
> > > Seth Galitzer sgsax at ksu.edu
> > > Computing Specialist http://puma.agron.ksu.edu/~sgsax
> > > Dept. of Plant Pathology
> > > Kansas State University
> > >
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