To: ErnstStavroBlofeld
Seems a bit over-teched for today’s planes. Maybe in the future with much heavier aircraft it will be practical.
2 posted on
12/24/2010 11:02:00 PM PST by
Clock King
(Ellisworth Toohey was right: My head's gonna explode.)
To: Clock King
Its designed for the Gerald Ford class (CVN78).
To: Clock King
What's your weight threshold to justify EMALs?
You go ahead and stick with steam cats and all of their associated problems.
4 posted on
12/24/2010 11:17:31 PM PST by
A.A. Cunningham
(Barry Soetoro is a Kenyan communist)
To: Clock King
It's not just the weight. Each aircraft requires a desired speed at the end of the cat stroke.
Because EMALS is much smoother it should also be easier on the aircraft, possibly making available even higher launch weights.
Just think of all the extra steam the ship will be able to divert into the cake dryer.
9 posted on
12/24/2010 11:57:34 PM PST by
USNBandit
(sarcasm engaged at all times)
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