The one-of-a-kind ex-USS John F. Kennedy aircraft carrier is heading to the scrapyard, but a new JFK flattop is coming
See the ex-USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's last conventionally powered aircraft carrier, which was in a class of its own.
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It Took 2,100 Days to Get 1 Navy Aircraft Carrier Back Into Service
Initially commissioned in the early 1990s, George Washington is a Nimitz-class nuclear-powered aircraft carrier capable of deploying 60 aircraft with steam catapult-assisted launches. -During its ...
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The Ford-class Carrier’s EMALS Catapult Is Changing Naval Aviation
The EMALS is an electromagnetic catapult that relies upon a linear induction motor, rather than a traditional steam piston, to launch aircraft. The Ford-class aircraft carriers are the most expensive ...
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Pratt & Whitney’s HySIITE shows water recovery potential in hydrogen propulsion
Pratt & Whitney has presented the results of its HySIITE program, which shows how water recovery can boost efficiency and ...
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Nimitz-Class: The Aircraft Carriers the Navy Can't Do Without
“Extensive delays to the mid-life refueling and complex overhauls of two nuclear-powered aircraft carriers were due to damage to the steam turbines that power the ship,” the U.S. Naval ...
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Biden announces names of future aircraft carriers: USS William J Clinton, George W Bush
that launches aircraft from the ship electronically, rather than using steam-powered equipment. President-elect Donald Trump previously called for a 12-carrier Navy during his first term as ...