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On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 12:00:41 -0700, "Bob F"
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Oren wrote:
On Fri, 19 Jun 2015 18:13:24 GMT, (Scott Lurndal)
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Oren writes:
On Thu, 18 Jun 2015 17:30:12 -0700 (PDT), Andy
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On Thursday, June 18, 2015 at 2:01:54 PM UTC-5, Oren wrote:
Watch Fox News video.

_What happens when you fire giant sleds off aircraft carrier?_

I was impressed by the range. :-)

Andy

Those catapults are run on steam.

No. They're electric linear accelerators (railgun) on the Gerald R.
Ford.

That's why they're testing them with sleds first.


Okay. How old is that Gerald R. Ford.

Another question, are those sleds harvested from the harbor?


My guess would be that they float. It would be stupidly expensive otherwise.



This IS the military....