| Submit your comments on this article |
| Science & Technology |
| General Atomics gets Carrier Electromagnetic Catapult Contract |
| 2009-07-02 |
| Posted by:Frank G |
| #4 I think Redneck Jim means the EMP generated by the emag catapult. Each catapult will have to generate 50-100MW over the 2 seconds it is launching an aircraft. That's a lot of amps ramping very quickly. And I'm sure the designers already factored in any EMP. |
| Posted by: ed 2009-07-02 22:12 |
| #3 I suspect EMP shielding will a primary design consideration considering what might be thrown at a carrier. One reason stuff like this is so expensive. |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-07-02 19:08 |
| #2 What about EMP? Is the current shielding enough? |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-07-02 15:48 |
| #1 Best. Company. Name. Evar. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2009-07-02 14:32 |