First thing i notice straight away is at the moment the aircraft starts moving the EMALS is more gentle with the aircraft than a steam catapult, it doesn’t yank the aircraft forward like a bully wanting it’s lunch money.
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With electromagnetic launch, acceleration is controllable and it can be ramped up from a more gentle start than a steam catapult. Conversely, a conventional steam catapult expends its most force at the start and then loses velocity during runout; the exact opposite of what is needed.
Yup, aware of that. I just copied the guy’s comment as it was interesting and saved me some typing. :D
That seems like a huge advantage. I imagine you could really customize the acceleration profiles for the needs of various aircraft.