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2009-07-02 Science & Technology

General Atomics gets Carrier Electromagnetic Catapult Contract

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Posted by Frank G 2009-07-02 14:08|| || Front Page|| [2 views ] Top

#1 Best. Company. Name. Evar.

Posted by OldSpook 2009-07-02 14:32|| 2009-07-02 14:32|| Front Page Top

#2 What about EMP? Is the current shielding enough?

Posted by Redneck Jim 2009-07-02 15:48|| 2009-07-02 15:48|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-07-02 19:08|| Front Page Top

#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|| 2009-07-02 22:12|| Front Page Top

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