naval aviation

Back in the saddle again! These several months worth of repairs were caused by damage less severe than a single missile hit.

Repairs complete, the GW heads to Japan | HamptonRoads.com | PilotOnline.com
The carrier George Washington [CVN-73] left San Diego on Thursday, bound once again for Japan after undergoing several months of repairs caused by a shipboard fire.

A brand new launch technology for CVN-78 Gerald Ford.

Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is a system under development by the United States Navy to launch aircraft from carriers using a linear motor drive instead of steam pistons, used in conventional aircraft catapults. This technology has the advantage of gradually increasing the aircraft’s speed, thus reducing the stress the plane’s airframe has to support. The EMALS is currently being developed for the U.S. Navy’s newest Ford class aircraft carriers. It was also being considered for the Royal Navy’s new Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carriers (CVF), however the Royal Navy opted for a Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing (VSTOL) configuration.

Dear readers,

If you are interested in CVN-77 George H.W. Bush, you should also take a look at a couple of other titles from Nimble Books:

 X-47 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV)  -- the future of naval aviation, this jet fighter drone has been flying off carriers for five years!


 













CVN-78 GERALD R. FORD, U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier - the next-generation carrier design.


 










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Fred Zimmerman
Publisher, Nimble Books LLC