[Cobra84]

Great! Now if someone could figure out a way to create a catapult effect on the carriers. The trick is not in the ships but in the plane. Giving it a short burst of speed to simulate the catapult effect. Someone did this, years ago, with CFS2 and it worked. Not sure if it's possible with Il2.

How about an invisible rato rocket with no flames and a steam looking smoke effect that is attached where the catapult attachment would be?

It wouldn't be ideal, but it would work. The only problems I can can think of is that the planes would still take off as they do now, just faster, and you would get the catapult effect on regular runways.