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  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Electromagnetic_AircraftElectromagnetic Aircraft Launch System - Wikipedia

    On 28 July 2017, Lt. Cmdr. Jamie "Coach" Struck of Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 23 (VX-23) performed the first EMALS catapult launch from USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) in an F/A-18F Super Hornet. By April 2021, 8,000 launch/recovery cycles had been performed with the EMALS and the AAG arrestor system aboard USS Gerald R. Ford. The USN also ...

  3. maritime-executive.com › article › report-carrierReport: Carrier USS Ford's Electromagnetic Systems Still Need ...

    Feb 6, 2023 · The carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) ... Ford's catapults achieved about 600 cycles between failures, a fraction of the 4,000-plus cycle design goal. The reliability numbers were even lower ...

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  5. newatlas.com › uss-ford-electromagnetic-catapultUSS Gerald R Ford launches first aircraft using ...

    Aug 1, 2017 · The USS Gerald R Ford scored a double first less than a week after commissioning, as the nuclear-powered supercarrier launched and recovered a fighter plane for the first time using an ...

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  6. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › USS_Gerald_RUSS Gerald R. Ford - Wikipedia

    USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) is an aircraft carrier for the United States Navy and the lead ship of her class. The ship is named after the 38th President of the United States, Gerald Ford, whose World War II naval service included combat duty aboard the light aircraft carrier Monterey in the Pacific Theater. [17]

  7. www.navair.navy.mil › product › ElectromagneticElectromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) | NAVAIR

    Description EMALS is the Navy’s newest complete carrier-based launch system designed for USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) and future Ford-class carriers. The launching system is designed to expand the operational capability of Ford-class carriers, providing the Navy with capability for launching all current and future carrier air wing platforms – lightweight unmanned to heavy strike fighters.

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  9. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Electromagnetic_catapultElectromagnetic catapult - Wikipedia

    An electromagnetic catapult, also called EMALS ("electromagnetic aircraft launch system") after the specific US system, is a type of aircraft launching system. Currently, only the United States and China have successfully developed it, and it is installed on the Gerald R. Ford -class aircraft carriers and the Chinese aircraft carrier Fujian.

  10. www.navy.mil › Press-Office › Press-ReleasesNavy Announces Successful Test of Electromagnetic Catapult on ...

    May 15, 2015 · The Navy conducted the first-ever, shipboard, full-speed catapult shots using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) aboard the aircraft carrier Pre-Commissioning Unit (PCU) Gerald R. Ford

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