Newport News, (Feb. 14, 2024) – Lt. Cmdr. Katie Greiner establishes communications with Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Jean Carlos Torres on the flight deck during the first “dead-load” testing of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS). In this phase of testing, large, wheeled, car-like structures of graduated weights up to 80,000 pounds to simulate the weight of actual aircraft are launched off the carrier’s bow into the James River. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) divisi
Newport News, (Feb. 14, 2024) – Lt. Cmdr. Katie Greiner establishes communications with Chief Aviation Boatswain's Mate (Equipment) Jean Carlos Torres on the flight deck during the first “dead-load” testing of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS). In this phase of testing, large, wheeled, car-like structures of graduated weights up to 80,000 pounds to simulate the weight of actual aircraft are launched off the carrier’s bow into the James River. John F. Kennedy is the second Ford-class aircraft carrier and is under construction at HII’s Newport News Shipbuilding (NNS) division in Newport News, Virginia. Navy photo taken by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Tyler Slavicek)
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