alt= One of the Milestones in Flying, the First Practical Airplane Catapult on the Old Battleship "North Carolina," Now Scrapped; the Modern Catapult, a Small Revolving Platform, with a Gunpowder Mechanism to Shoot the Planes into the Air: Below, the Modern Seagoing Aerial Taxicab, a Junkers Seaplane Carried by the German Liner "Columbus" for the Use of Passengers during Visits to West Indian Ports
