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Wednesday, September 28, 2011

Navy's new electromagnetic catapult 'real smooth'


The Navy’s newest surveillance aircraft made its first takeoff Tuesday from the next-generation aircraft carrier launch system, marking another milestone in the transition to electromagnetic flight decks.

An E-2D Advanced Hawkeye accelerated down a test runway at 125 knots — 144 mph — riding the thrust of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) in the 96th aircraft test of the new catapult.

“It felt just like a steam catapult to me. Real smooth,” said the pilot, Lt. Cmdr. Brian Tollefson.

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