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Ford Starts Aircraft Tests In First Of 11 Underway Periods In PDT&T

Ford Starts Aircraft Tests In First Of 11 Underway Periods In PDT&T
An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye assigned to Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 20 lands aboard the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78)., marking the first time an E-2D had landed aboard the Ford. CVN-78 is conducting aircraft compatibility testing to continued testing the EMALS and AAG launch and recovery systems. (Photo: U.S. Navy)

The USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) aircraft carrier started Aircraft Compatibility Testing (ACT) last week while Navy officials noted this will be one of 11 underway times during the Post Delivery Test and Trial (PDT&T) period. The Ford left its Norfolk, Va., homeport on Jan. 16 to start the ACT and the first aircraft, an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, landed on the deck that day. ACT will continue additional at-sea testing of the new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) and Advanced…

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