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A power problem aboard the Navy's $13 billion supercarrier left it unable to launch planes for days
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A power problem aboard the Navy's $13 billion supercarrier left it unable to launch planes for days
Ryan Pickrell
Jun 8, 2020, 3:52 PM
US Navy aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford experienced a power problem during recent testing at sea that left it unable to launch aircraft, the Navy says.
An unexpected fault in the power-handling elements of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) affected flight operations for days.
The failure is a sign that the carrier is still working out issues with some of the new critical technologies that were integrated into the first-in-class ship.
https://www.businessinsider.com/power-problem-ford-aircraft-carrier-crippled-ability-to-launch-planes-2020-6
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The carrier I was on would go dead in the water, maybe for a couple hours. It was one of those old monstrosities that worked almost all the time and could be repaired somewhat easily. Not good enough for the Navy of today.
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