| Tango01 | 15 May 2014 10:41 p.m. PST |
"The Navy is preparing to launch the first ship-board tests of a new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System designed to replace steam catapults and propel fighter jets and other aircraft off the deck of an aircraft carrier and into the sky over the ocean, service officials said. The EMALS system, which uses an electromagnetic field to propel aircraft instead of the currently used steam catapult, is slated for the new Ford-class aircraft carriers. The first EMALS system has been under construction for several years aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), the first in class of the new carriers expected to deliver to the Navy in 2016, Navy officials said
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Full article here.
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Armand |
| Lion in the Stars | 16 May 2014 11:14 a.m. PST |
It's always amusing watching the Navy test catapults. sometimes they launch a car, which will actually fly for a good quarter mile before it hits the water… |
| Stealth1000 | 16 May 2014 11:38 a.m. PST |
Thanks Armand. Interesting article. |
| Tango01 | 16 May 2014 11:53 a.m. PST |
Glad you enjoyed it my friend!. (smile). Amicalement
Armand |
| PHGamer | 16 May 2014 1:36 p.m. PST |
I once saw the Midway launch a rail car, with the inscription 26t, on it's side. Damn thing actually skipped 3 times before the final splash. |
The G Dog  | 16 May 2014 5:39 p.m. PST |
Now that's FUNNY, PHGamer! Got a picture? |
| Ron W DuBray | 16 May 2014 5:50 p.m. PST |
WHY? All electric systems on ships have worse brake down stats of any ships systems. |
| Lion in the Stars | 17 May 2014 10:39 a.m. PST |
WHY? All electric systems on ships have worse brake down stats of any ships systems. EM catapults need less maintenance and fresh water than steam cats, plus don't have all that piping from the engine room up to the flight deck to worry about. |
| capncarp | 20 May 2014 6:34 p.m. PST |
"Sir, I think the rail gun would work better if you loaded it with standard ammunition." |
| Neroon | 21 May 2014 2:44 p.m. PST |
I wonder if the electrical pulse of the e-cat will be detectable by potential adversaries? |
| Lion in the Stars | 21 May 2014 4:29 p.m. PST |
I'd assume that you could detect the carrier group by conventional means at the same or greater distance than the cat pulses. @capncarp:  "We get much better range off of this ammo." |
