06/08/2015: U.S. Navy Sailors, civilian employees and contractors observed a “dead-load” test of the new electromagnetic aircraft launching system (EMALS) aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78).
The weighted sled was launched into the James River where it was recovered for additional test launches.
Credit:U.S. Navy video/Released:6/4/15
For a look at the new landing and take-off launch system aboard CVN-78, see the following:
http://sldinfo.wpstage.net/the-uss-gerald-r-ford-and-the-landing-and-take-off-launch-system/