Carrier Launch System Passes Initial Tests
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Recent tests at NAS Lakehurst, N.J., should have builders of the USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) sleeping more easily. The Navy’s risky bet in the design of the Ford—its reliance on an all-electric replacement for the steam catapult—appears to be paying off.
Problems and delays with the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (Emals) last year were a threat to the ...![](http://images.aviationnewsrelease.com/Home/aviation_news_release_4.jpg)