I heard this line in Top Gun (1986) film:
Airboss: Ready Willard and Simkin off CATs three and four.
What does "CATs three and four" mean?
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CATs three and four refer to an aircraft carrier's Catapults (number 3 and 4 in your question) used for launching/catapulting aircraft off the flight deck (in addition to the aircraft's own engine thrust/power).
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2$\begingroup$ here's an unofficial site showing the locations of the four catapults $\endgroup$– tedder42Jun 25, 2022 at 16:56
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2$\begingroup$ And in case tedder42's link goes down: 1-4 in this picture $\endgroup$– MastJun 25, 2022 at 21:09
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6$\begingroup$ Another more readable image: i.stack.imgur.com/v0EEQ.jpg $\endgroup$ Jun 25, 2022 at 22:43
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Like the other poster suggested, ‘CAT’ being short for aircraft catapult. This is a reference to catapults number three and four, sometimes called the ‘waist’ catapults or waist cats marked in red below.
answered Sep 1, 2022 at 18:45