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What stops a 100-ton aircraft catapult piston?
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--- FOOTAGE CREDITS (Educational Fair Use) ---
• Footage courtesy: The Daily Navy (@Dailynavy) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Mppae-IDvE
• Footage courtesy: alwaysonafterburner — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ze3HnXxlX-s
• Footage courtesy: X-planed (@x-planed) — https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJhU4lHW-vg

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00:00High-pressure steam violently shoves an aircraft carrier catapult piston to terminal speed instantly.
00:07This multi-ton steel shuttle screams down a sealed deck cylinder faster than highway traffic.
00:14An abrupt halt is required because launching a jet finishes in less than three seconds.
00:21Massive water breaks flood the cylinder troughs to violently crash-stop the racing piston mass.
00:28Tapered metering pins force pressurized water backward to absorb millions of foot-pounds instantly.
00:35Valves flood the massive cylindrical chamber, accelerating the heavy launch assembly down the flight deck.
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