New answers tagged terminology
18
votes
Accepted
What does "CATs three and four" mean?
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 ...
Top 50 recent answers are included
Related Tags
terminology × 369aerodynamics × 22
air-traffic-control × 18
navigation × 18
faa-regulations × 17
safety × 12
jet-engine × 12
airport × 12
aircraft-maintenance × 11
aircraft-design × 10
aircraft-performance × 10
landing × 10
aviation-history × 10
military × 8
flight-controls × 8
airline-operations × 8
airspace × 8
takeoff × 7
usa × 7
runways × 7
faa × 7
wing × 6
aircraft-systems × 6
weather × 6
altitude × 6