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Tuesday, December 21, 2010

New Catapult for US Navy?

Looks like the first test of the electromagnet catapult was a success. Prototype launched a F/A18E Super Hornet. Good news for the USS Gerald R Ford - CVN 68 currently under construction as it was designed for this type of catapult rather than traditional steam powered ones.

For some reason the system acronym is EMAILS. Link.

3 comments:

  1. It will be interesting the first time it breaks... :-)

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  2. Elsewhere, they used the same electromagnetic propulsion to throw a projectile in excess of Mach 7. Talk about a rush!

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