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It's a tension bar. I did not peruse the internet, never had to leave PP to figure it out. Can you guess how?
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How is either you or someone you know worked around a steam catapult...

This link holds the airplane back- steam pressure comes up and at a certain strain this link shears at the weak spot and the aircraft moves down the track. Have to use one for every shot and every plane and load requires a different one.
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