The Brodie landing system was a unique method of launching and landing light aircraft that was devised by Captain , a member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The novel system involved catching an overhead hook attached to the plane with a sling, which itself was attached to a cable secured between towers and acted as an arresting gear. This system was designed for launching and recovering small, lightweight liaison aircraft in terrain normally unsuitable for runway construction, such as dense jungle or in the mountains,. However, it was never tested and proved useful in those environments due to its late adoption in the war. One of its perceived advantages was that its small size would render it much harder to detect by the enemy than a conventional landing strip.
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| - Das Brodie-System war eine Vorrichtung, mit der leichte Aufklärungsflugzeuge der US-Streitkräfte auch ohne fest ausgebauten Flugplatz starten und landen konnten. Das System, das sowohl an Land als auch auf Schiffen verwendet werden konnte, ermöglichte es, leichte Flugzeuge wie die Piper L-4 für Artilleriebeobachtungs- und Aufklärungsflüge einzusetzen. Das System bewies auf dem pazifischen Kriegsschauplatz seine Einsatztauglichkeit. (de)
- O sistema de pouso Brodie era um método de pouso e decolagem, de aviões leves desenvolvido por , um capitão da "United States Army Air Forces" durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. (pt)
- The Brodie landing system was a unique method of launching and landing light aircraft that was devised by Captain , a member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The novel system involved catching an overhead hook attached to the plane with a sling, which itself was attached to a cable secured between towers and acted as an arresting gear. This system was designed for launching and recovering small, lightweight liaison aircraft in terrain normally unsuitable for runway construction, such as dense jungle or in the mountains,. However, it was never tested and proved useful in those environments due to its late adoption in the war. One of its perceived advantages was that its small size would render it much harder to detect by the enemy than a conventional landing strip. (en)
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| - The Brodie landing system was a unique method of launching and landing light aircraft that was devised by Captain , a member of the United States Army Air Forces during World War II. The novel system involved catching an overhead hook attached to the plane with a sling, which itself was attached to a cable secured between towers and acted as an arresting gear. This system was designed for launching and recovering small, lightweight liaison aircraft in terrain normally unsuitable for runway construction, such as dense jungle or in the mountains,. However, it was never tested and proved useful in those environments due to its late adoption in the war. One of its perceived advantages was that its small size would render it much harder to detect by the enemy than a conventional landing strip. After successful demonstrations on scrub-covered flat land, the system was tested in September 1943 for shipboard use when it was installed on the motor ship City of Dalhart. Staff Sergeant R. A. Gregory performed ten successful takeoffs and hookups without incident with a Stinson L-5 Sentinel, but those operations were conducted under ideal weather and sea conditions. The system was adopted by the Navy and later used for launching liaison aircraft at Okinawa, Saipan, and Iwo Jima from ships called LST's. The device allowed existing vessels to be quickly converted to light aircraft carriers with few structural changes. Even though it was employed at sea with moderate success (several aircraft were lost), the pitching and rolling of the ship due to wave action made the device better suited for fixed installations on land. The Navy program was not expanded and CVE escort aircraft carriers were allocated for use during the planned invasion of Japan. Brodie and test pilot Flight Officer were awarded the Legion of Merit for their work on the system in 1945. Brodie envisioned scaling the system up to capture planes as heavy as 7000 lbs. He was issued US Patent # 2,435,197, # 2,488,050, # 2,488,051, # 3,163,380 for variations of the landing system. (en)
- Das Brodie-System war eine Vorrichtung, mit der leichte Aufklärungsflugzeuge der US-Streitkräfte auch ohne fest ausgebauten Flugplatz starten und landen konnten. Das System, das sowohl an Land als auch auf Schiffen verwendet werden konnte, ermöglichte es, leichte Flugzeuge wie die Piper L-4 für Artilleriebeobachtungs- und Aufklärungsflüge einzusetzen. Das System bewies auf dem pazifischen Kriegsschauplatz seine Einsatztauglichkeit. (de)
- O sistema de pouso Brodie era um método de pouso e decolagem, de aviões leves desenvolvido por , um capitão da "United States Army Air Forces" durante a Segunda Guerra Mundial. (pt)
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