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| Second weapons elevator completed on USS Gerald R. Ford |
| 2019-03-08 |
| [UPI] The new elevators are commanded via electromagnetic, linear synchronous motors, which allows for greater capacities and a faster movement of weapons than the Nimitz-class carrier elevators that utilize cables. The ship is capable for moving up to 24,000 pounds of ordnance at 150 feet per minute, compared with 10,500 pounds at up to 100 feet-per-minute on a Nimitz-class carrier. |
| Posted by:KBK |
| #8 Gerald R. Ford; name has a nice ring for a new artifical fish habitat. I see this POS sucking up every dollar it can find as the techhies in the Pentagon work overtime to make this thing work in the real world. Meanwhile the rest of the fleet suffers |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2019-03-08 14:50 |
| #7 It means devices potentially very sensitive to EMP. |
| Posted by: KBK 2019-03-08 14:47 |
| #6 Uhm, "Solid State" does that mean delicate internal crystalline structure ? |
| Posted by: Snavimble Bucket1794 2019-03-08 14:18 |
| #5 Can't go back to the old system as the there are no more internal steam lines for power distribution. Everything is electrical now. And hopefully, everything is solid state. |
| Posted by: The peanut gallery 2019-03-08 13:16 |
| #4 On the other hand, heavier ordinance, faster. |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2019-03-08 12:53 |
| #3 Whinces and cables and steam are immune to power outages. Since kinetic impacts are disruptive to circuits and wiring, this seems a reason for old school backups? |
| Posted by: NoMoreBS 2019-03-08 12:43 |
| #2 The tech is sound - in theory. In practice the procurement process dictated that it be bought and then made to work rather than the other way around... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2019-03-08 08:58 |
| #1 ...And I'm hoping that someday we never hear, "No, we didn't do shock tests on all those fancy electronics. Why do you ask?" Mike |
| Posted by: Mike Kozlowski 2019-03-08 04:26 |