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Unless the internet is lying to me, that's a test shot from the new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) on the USS Gerald R. Ford. No more steam! Honestly I'm a bit surprised steam was still in use. I guess the Navy really likes the "if it an't broke, don't fix it" mantra.
Originally Posted by The Wikipedia
EMALS testing recorded 201 launch failures out of 1,967 launches, equaling a reliability rate of 240 mean cycles (launching of one aircraft) between critical failures.
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