Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System: Do the Benefits Outweigh the Costs?

Abstract

The Electromagnetic Aircraft Launching System (EMALS) is an advanced system that incorporates technology that has been around for many years in other application such as magnetic levitation (MAGLEV) trains. State-of-the-art systems make up the components of the system. There are several benefits the EMALS has over the current steam system. The EMALS brings significant reductions in weight, space and manpower requirements. Stress put on aircraft airframes are also reduced. However, EMALS has come under some heavy scrutiny and intense criticisms due to cost overruns and schedule delays. The U.S. Navy has put large amounts of money into the development of the EMALS. It is the launching system of the future.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 29, 2010
Accession Number
ADA602992

Entities

People

  • Stephen D. Hartman

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Carriers
  • Aircrafts
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Electric Power
  • Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch Systems
  • Engineers
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Flight Decks
  • Ford-Class
  • Maglev
  • Naval Aviation
  • Naval Operations
  • Navy
  • Nimitz-Class
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Life Cycle Cost Analysis

Technology Areas

  • Space