By Geoff Fein Testing on the giant motor generator that will be used to power the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) on the Navy's next-generation carrier, the Gerald R. Ford, should wrap-up next month at General Atomics' Tupelo, Miss., facility, a Navy official said. The 90,000-pound motor that is placed deep inside the aircraft carrier as workers are building the structure has completed more than 6,700 out of 10,000 planned cycles, Capt. Randy Mahr, program manager for aircraft launch and…
EMALS Catapult For CVN-78 Proceeding Through Testing, Appears Back On Track
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