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Ford Finishes Aircraft Compatibility Testing

Wednesday, February 5th, 2020

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Ford Finishes Aircraft Compatibility Testing

A T-45 Goshawk assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron (VX) 23 transits on the flight deck aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) during aircraft compatibility testing on Jan. 17, 2020. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier finished and completed the second and final round of aircraft testing on Jan. 31, the Navy said Wednesday. The Ford spent 16 days at sea conducting Aircraft Compatibility Testing (ACT) where the crew launched and recovered 211 aircraft, including five different air frames. ACT began on Jan. 16. ACT was the first of 11 underway periods from its Norfolk, Va., homeport scheduled during CVN-78’s Post Delivery Test and Trial period (Defense Daily,…

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