 On the first launch, one wing was damaged as the plane went down the wire, and on the second, the plane lifted from the wire but immediately plunged to the ground.The wire method was then abandoned in favor of a traditional catapult with a track, with power obtained from a 3-ton weight being dropped from a height of .On the third try, the plane lagged behind the cart, damaging the propeller, and the plane flipped over its nose.