All American Engineering Company

[hesham]

Hi,


I can't understand ,what was this ?,is it an aircraft or not ?.


Source Air Pictorial June 1957.

 

[Bill Walker]

Like it says, this is a catapult. This company developed portable catapults and arrester gear for the USMC, for use on temporary front line fields. Take a look at http://www.esco.zodiacaerospace.com/about-esco/history.php

 

[hesham]

Thank you Bill.

 

[hesham]

And from Popular Mechanics;


http://books.google.com.eg/books?id=KN8DAAAAMBAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=popular+mechanics+1958&hl=en&sa=X&ei=vkf-U8GfJsK80QWW1oCYCg&ved=0CBsQ6AEwADgK#v=onepage&q=popular%20mechanics%201958&f=true