Posted on Aug 1, 2018
Navy’s Newest Carrier-Based Catapult, Trap Systems Steadily Advance Through Test
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Seems like Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced Arresting Gear (AAG) have turned a corner. LT Brad McInnis CDR Mike Kovack Maj Marty Hogan MCPO Roger Collins LTC Ivan Raiklin, Esq. PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SCPO Larry Knight Sr. SCPO David Lockwood PO1 John Y. CWO3 Dennis M. Capt Tom Brown CMDCM Gene Treants MCPO Roger Collins CPO (Join to see) CDR Mike Kovack CPT Jack Durish Col Jim Harmon PO2 Robert Aitchison SMSgt Minister Gerald A. "Doc" Thomas LT Axel Newe
Navy’s Newest Carrier-Based Catapult, Trap Systems Steadily Advance Through Test
Posted from seapowermagazine.org
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They better work it out. I would hate to see the price tag on retrofitting the Ford with steam catapults
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That would not be possible. Literally imposible to retrofit the Ford with steam, no steam generator, no piping ect... I guess you could convert the maintenance bay with huge LNG tanks and boilers then pipe it to the deck but the weight of all that stuff would decrease the number of aircraft you could hold so you might as well convert to F-35B and forget STOL completely.
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EMALS Catapult Fixed But Won't Reach Ford Until 2019
A new electromagnetic launch system for aircraft carriers that has faltered when attempting to launch heavier planes is now sound thanks to a software fix, Navy officials announced this week. However, it won't reach the Navy's new carrier for more than a year. The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, or EMALS, is one of several brand-new technologies installed aboard the first-of-class supercarrier Gerald R. Ford, which was commissioned...
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Two points Master Chief, first this article is a year old, second my article quotes the head of the PMO office in charge of the program. It clearly states the trials we conducted at sea. This was also news to me as I thought at least with the AAG we were still a year away from a fix.
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Seems like software changes/upgrades is the answer to all technology problems these days. Hate to think what would happen if something physically breaks. Although guess that's happened on the USS Ford as well.
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