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EMALS Will Bring Changes To Carrier Flight Ops

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By Geoff Fein The Navy is confident the Electro Magnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) being designed for CVN-21 will help reduce manning on carriers, increase aircraft sortie rates, and provide a system that will be capable of launching the variety of aircraft planned for the future. Topside, not much will change with the addition of EMALS. Aircraft will continue to be hooked up to a shuttle, then to the catapult, and shot down the deck to get up to speed…

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