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Show CAPTAIN IS AN INVENTOR Believes His Launching I Device Has Solved Big Problem. Washington, Dec. IS. As the result of experiments with a catapult-launching catapult-launching device, naval officers today bellove the problem of successfully launching hydro-aeroplanes from tho decks of battleships have been solved. The experiments have beon carried on at the Washington navy yard by Lieu-tenunt Lieu-tenunt Theodore G Ellison, U. S. N'., and his demonstration made yesterday Is being nplauded by officials of the navy department. Tho launching device is the Invention Inven-tion of Captain W R Charaberhead of the navy aviation squad, and is operated op-erated by compressed air. The apparatus appar-atus can be fixed to a revolving gun turret within 3 Ominutes. after which the turret could be turned so as to throw the flying machine Into the teeth of the wind |