Navy should return to 'goddamned steam' on carrier, Trump says

[nitpicker]

https://www.navytimes.com/articles/trump-says-navy-should-ditch-carrier-emals

Navy should return to 'goddamned steam' on carrier, Trump says

By: Jon Simkins, May 11, 2017

President Trump says the Navy should abandon longstanding plans for electro-magnetic catapults for carrier aviation and return to the traditional steam-powered launch and recovery system, according to the president's interview with TIME. In the interview, Trump was asked about the future of Ford-class carrier technology and he specifically addressed perceived differences between the antiquated steam-powered system and the Ford's new Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, also known as EMALS.
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The system replacing the steam-powered launch and recovery system, however, isn't digital, but electromagnetic. For years the Navy has struggled to get the new technology up and running. The EMALS technology, installed for the first time on the Ford, aims to improve efficiency and substantially reduce cost of maintenance, a vast improvement over the fund-draining, maintenance-intensive steam catapult technology, which is less compatible with modern propulsion systems. The switch to the EMALS, as well as other technological advancements, is estimated to save the Navy $4 billion in maintenance costs over the course of the ship's 50-year lifetime, Navy officials say.
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The 90,000-ton carrier Ford is widely considered the most technologically advanced — and most expensive — warship in history, coming in with a cost of $12.9 billion. The ship set sail for the first time in April.

[gordianot]

1. Airplanes should also have propellers.

[Cooley Hurd]

3. ...and no ailerons! Warp them wings like the Wright Brothers did!

[luvMIdog]

2. bring back the model T :P