USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78)

[Lonestar155]

The CVN 78 has been unveiled. Notice the major structural change to the tower.

 

[Intruder Driver]

The decks get bigger, and the planes get smaller.

 

[Brett327]

So the CVN-21 is going to be the Ford class? I hope the "accidental" President, along with his propensity to cascade down flight of stairs doesn't rub off on our new ships.

Brett

 

[borinf2d]

I just watched a whole show on military channel about the CVN-21 carriers. Pretty sweet stuff.

 

[Schnugg]

Cool stuff, a big deck, electric cats, lots of electric power...

and a proprietary Magnetron (c) recovery system as demonstrated here by a hovering Hornet during a "Magnetron" recovery test.

 

[Rossi]

Cool stuff, a big deck, electric cats, lots of electric power...

and a proprietary Magnetron (c) recovery system as demonstrated here by a hovering Hornet during a "Magnetron" recovery test.

Wait... what?
I'd like to see that HC show.

Ok so i get the new electromagnetic cats, but how does the electromagnetic aircraft recovery system work?

 

[insanebikerboy]

Cool stuff, a big deck, electric cats, lots of electric power...

You know, cost wise it might be cheaper to install an electric system, but in my experience working in the engine room if anything broke it was almost always electric. The mechanical side of the house was (almost) always just preventative maintenance, the electrical side seemed to just break.

Might just be my experience with the steam, but I'd have my reservations till it works for a good bit of time. Either way, I do think it'll help cut down on the PM cycle for the system as compared to the old steam system.

 

[Intruder Driver]

If it's going more electric, how do you protect from EMP effects?

 

[squorch2]

By hardening the systems against it, I would suppose.

 

[squorch2]

So the CVN-21 is going to be the Ford class? I hope the "accidental" President, along with his propensity to cascade down flight of stairs doesn't rub off on our new ships.

Brett

If I recall correctly, the Ford is supposed to be a transition between Nimitz-class and CVN-21. It'll use a lot of the new technology, but not have all of the new deck layout ideas that have cropped up with CVN-21.

 

[snake020]

If I recall correctly, the Ford is supposed to be a transition between Nimitz-class and CVN-21. It'll use a lot of the new technology, but not have all of the new deck layout ideas that have cropped up with CVN-21.

So you think it'll be the only in its class like Enterprise?

I hope so... nothing personal against Ford, but to name an entire class of ships after the only President who wasn't elected after having the last principal carrier class named after a WW2 Admiral seems a bit sad.

 

[Tex_Hill]

Just be glad that they didn't name it the USS Clinton.

 

[squorch2]

So you think it'll be the only in its class like Enterprise?

I hope so... nothing personal against Ford, but to name an entire class of ships after the only President who wasn't elected after having the last principal carrier class named after a WW2 Admiral seems a bit sad.

Eh... depends on what BUSHIPS says. They could just say it's a Nimitz-class by fiat, regardless of how different it is from one of those ships.

 

[A4sForever]

Carriers SHOULD be named as per traditional Navy "ship naming" rules ... unfortunately that went out the window when the FDR and Forrestal were named.... even though Ranger, Independence, and Saratoga filled out the Forrestal class ...

How about a "new" Wasp or Hornet ??? A Langley?? Instead of naming them for bureaucrats and politicians???

Ain't gonna happen ...

 

[HueyCobra8151]

Great, the Navy is spending billions of dollars to make a Ford?

I'll sell them my F-150 for cheap.

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