bungee catapult

The aircraft can be launched by hand or with a bungee catapult.

Very small target drones can be launched by an elastic bungee catapult.

Launch was by RATO booster or bungee catapult, and recovery by parachute.

The UAV is launched with a simple bungee catapult and then follows a preprogrammed course, that can be altered in flight if necessary.

Details of the "Expert" are unclear, but it appears to be a small battlefield surveillance UAV, of the sort usually launched by a bungee catapult.

The delta-winged, robust and simple UAV takes off from a manually operated bungee catapult, and is recovered by a remotely controlled parachute on land or sea.