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USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???

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USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by Ensign Re-read   » Thu Jul 16, 2015 9:46 pm

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FFI, see URL: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uss_gerald_r_ford

Yes, I know... Technically the USS Gerald R. Ford is really PCU Gerald R. Ford until its official Commissioning Ceremony (planned for March 2016).


That said, there's little available day-to-day progress reports available to the general public, or at least not on the Web that I can find. (Yea, I saw SOME video of the sled launches from the initial canapult tests.)

Can anyone tell us more about what's happening?


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Re: USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by HB of CJ   » Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:39 pm

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Any more slippage due to funding? Last I heard is that the ship is in the water and that fitting out continues. Other than that I do not know. HB of CJ (old coot)
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Re: USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by Ensign Re-read   » Sat Jul 18, 2015 11:50 am

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HB of CJ wrote:Any more slippage due to funding? Last I heard is that the ship is in the water and that fitting out continues. Other than that I do not know. HB of CJ (old coot)


No ADDITIONAL funding issues that I've heard of, just the earlier already revealed ones.

Still fitting out, or NOT (some crew berthing areas plus another item or three), as per same funding issues.

Most recent news I heard of is a need to revise software for electromagnetic launch system due to unanticipated stress on external fuel tanks of F/A-18.

http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/artic ... -s-carrier

http://www.navytimes.com/story/military ... n/70508062




No other newer news since then.



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Re: USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by HB of CJ   » Sat Jul 18, 2015 2:14 pm

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New teck always takes time and money. I wonder if the real reason might be that the EMP signature could still be detected too far away when they launch the aircraft? Pretty lame excuse that the Super Hornet can not take the strain. IMHO only. Just me. HB
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Re: USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by The E   » Sat Jul 18, 2015 3:12 pm

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HB of CJ wrote:New teck always takes time and money. I wonder if the real reason might be that the EMP signature could still be detected too far away when they launch the aircraft? Pretty lame excuse that the Super Hornet can not take the strain. IMHO only. Just me. HB


No, the reason is that the catapults have an unacceptable failure rate. See:
http://www.navytimes.com/story/military ... /70508062/

http://www.dodbuzz.com/2014/01/31/navy- ... ty-issues/

This is the same borderline criminal idiocy that was responsible for building a carrier specifically for the F35 that requires a reworked flight deck before those planes can actually land on it without destroying it in the process. Or that declared the F35 operational before all its systems were actually installed and operating.
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Re: USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by HB of CJ   » Sat Jul 18, 2015 10:49 pm

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Has anybody keyed in on the concern, if any, of a bright EMP pulse happening every time they use the new launch system? HB
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Re: USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by Joat42   » Sun Jul 19, 2015 9:35 pm

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HB of CJ wrote:Has anybody keyed in on the concern, if any, of a bright EMP pulse happening every time they use the new launch system? HB


Shouldn't be any problems at all, the EMALS is just a very powerful linear motor and with the energies involved the EMP will be negligible just a short distance from the EMALS rail but I wouldn't recommend anyone with a pacemaker to stand near it when it's used.

There are much more powerful motors used in different industry complexes, although they are usually AC motors which are D-Y coupled to reduce the electrical start load.

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Re: USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by Michael Riddell   » Mon Jul 20, 2015 5:50 am

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The E wrote:This is the same borderline criminal idiocy that was responsible for building a carrier specifically for the F35 that requires a reworked flight deck before those planes can actually land on it without destroying it in the process. Or that declared the F35 operational before all its systems were actually installed and operating.


It's still better than having a carrier ready before the fixed wing component of it's air group is!

At least the Ford isn't completely dependent on the F-35, unlike the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

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Re: USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by Annachie   » Mon Jul 20, 2015 5:51 am

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Why'd they name it after Ford anyway. Nothing against him but he isn't the first president I think of when it comes to naming Aircraft carriers.

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Re: USS (PCU) Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) -- Status???
Post by The E   » Mon Jul 20, 2015 6:05 am

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Michael Riddell wrote:It's still better than having a carrier ready before the fixed wing component of it's air group is!

At least the Ford isn't completely dependent on the F-35, unlike the HMS Queen Elizabeth.

Mike.


I was actually referring to the whole USS America thing.
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