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Sea Toby · 05-06-2008, 23:31 PM

With nuclear propulsion, using steam to power the ship, I do not see the need to change. The Bush will have four C13-2 catapults.

I can see the need with the Queen Elizabeths, using gas turbines to propel the ship. Gas turbines do not produce steam.

However, the Gerald R. Ford will have EMALS. General Atomics has been awarded the contract to develop the EMALS electromagnetic aircraft launch system which uses a linear electromagnetic accelerator motor. EMALS demonstrators have been tested at the Naval Air Systems Command (NASC) Lakehurst test centre in New Jersey. It is planned that EMALS will replace the current C-13 steam catapults.

05-06-2008, 23:31 PM	#2 (permalink)
Sea Toby Patron Join Date: 01-24-06 Posts: 223	With nuclear propulsion, using steam to power the ship, I do not see the need to change. The Bush will have four C13-2 catapults. I can see the need with the Queen Elizabeths, using gas turbines to propel the ship. Gas turbines do not produce steam. However, the Gerald R. Ford will have EMALS. General Atomics has been awarded the contract to develop the EMALS electromagnetic aircraft launch system which uses a linear electromagnetic accelerator motor. EMALS demonstrators have been tested at the Naval Air Systems Command (NASC) Lakehurst test centre in New Jersey. It is planned that EMALS will replace the current C-13 steam catapults. __________________ http://homepage.mac.com/donclark/.Public/waglogo.gif Last edited by Sea Toby : 05-06-2008 at 23:40 PM.