Landing sail

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A land sailing (also towing sailing or jam sailing ), so that on the water landed a dragged, reinforced with transverse support struts tarpaulin which is towed by vessels on the water seaplanes ascend to and from the aircraft lifting crane can be transferred to the ship. It was used in the 1930s so that seaplanes could be taken over to the air base ships with the help of the landing sail , and was also used on warships equipped with light aircraft for enemy reconnaissance.

A landing sail designed for seaplanes with two floats, for example, had the dimensions 30-40 m in length and around 10 m in width. It was attached to the stern of the ship with steel cables. Smaller landing sails for the smaller aircraft on board the warships were swung out on the side and towed in the water. The sail smoothed the waves and, due to the water jamming, formed a relatively solid surface that seaplanes could hit. The aircraft was then taken on board with a crane. In all seaplane-carrying ships with catapults, such as air base ships, catapult ships , slingshot ships and artillery warships, the planes started from the catapult. In the case of air traffic control ships and some other aircraft-carrying seagoing vessels, they were put back on the water for self-launch from the water. With the land sails used in Germany, a distinction was made between the Kiwull land sail and its further development, the Hein land sail.

Landing sails ("recovery sled") used by the US Navy were narrower, as they were only intended to accommodate the middle of the three aircraft swimmers.

A landing sail was a hindrance in combat use by warships, so that they were not used with the start of the war in 1939.

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  1. ↑ a b The New Brockhaus. All book in four volumes and an atlas. Fourth volume S-Z. F. A. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1942, pp. 92 and 309