Catapulting a test sled off an aircraft carrier - GIF and video

Catapulting a special sled to test an aircraft carrier. This was done during testing of the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS), which is replacing existing steam powered launchers.

<video controls autoplay loop>
<source src="https://s3-us-west-1.amazonaws.com/hmt-forum/catapulting_test_sled_off_aircraft_carrier.mp4" type="video/mp4">
Your browser does not support the video tag.
</video>


0:52 video from the USS Gerald R. Ford:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QHpES57Twg


Previously:

https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...145#post126065
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...295#post116282
https://www.homemadetools.net/forum/...2528#post76528

I particularly liked the scene where the sled skipped like a stone. It gave me the idea to have the sled shaped like a flattened ovoid stone that would loose the wheels as it leaves the carrier fill the sled with high explosives power the launching device by both steam and electromagnetic for double the power and use it as a weapon Probably could make it skip a couple of miles and would be good against the event of a close order encounter or use the sled as a pigeon for target practice

Go for a ride?

Quote:

---

Originally Posted by neilbourjaily

Go for a ride?

---

Don't say that too loud someone will try it

Darwin awards. Tongue deeply buried in cheek.

https://darwinawards.com/darwin/darwin1995-04.html

That's going to become a costly exercise if they don't hook a tether line to it....