Tuesday, November 29, 2011

F-35C Successfully Completes First EMALS Test



Video: F-35C Launches From EMALS -- Defense Tech

Here’s another PR victory for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter. A Navy F-35C test jet launched from the sea service’s next-generation electromagnetic catapult known as EMALS on Nov. 18, a move that combines two of the technologies that will be the hallmark of 21st Century naval aviation.

This comes a month after the highly publicized sea-trials of the short take-off and vertical landing F-35B aboard the USS Wasp, and the news that the overall JSF flight test program met its goals for 2011 a month early.

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More News On The F-35C Launching From An EMALS

U.S. Navy F-35C gets electromagnetic launch -- CBS
The future is here: EMALS launches F-35 -- DoD Buzz
F-35C completes first EMALS test -- Defence Management
Whoosh! U.S. Navy F-35C gets electromagnetic launch -- CNET
U.S. Navy preps electromagnetic aircraft launch system -- Smart Planet

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