Posted on Jun 8, 2015

VIDEO: First EMALS Deadload test aboard the USS Ford

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EMALS dead load testing begins aboard PCU Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (June 5, 2015) U.S. Navy Sailors, civilian employees and contractors observed a "dead-load" test of the new electromagnetic aircraft launch...

Originally published by the U.S. Navy on YouTube:
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U.S. Navy Sailors, civilian employees and contractors observed a "dead-load" test of the new electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). The weighted sled was launched into the James River where it was recovered for additional test launches.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3FnbNByFmY