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MASSON MARINE Masson Marine, formely ZF Masson and SEE Renk, provide a complete range of marine gearboxes and controlable pitch propellers, from 1000 to 5000 HP. France .................................................
Global Maritime Inc. Global Maritime is a marine, offshore and engineering consultancy company. Our professional staff of engineers & Master mariners offer specialist maritime expertise to oil and gas, legal, shipping, insurance and ports and harbors clients worldwide. USA Texas .................................................
ShipShape International Limited The ShipShape Management Team comprises in total 125 years experience covering every discipline required to run a successful cruise or ferry business from sales and marketing to operations. United Kingdom .................................................
IBC Asia (S) Pte Ltd (A Division of Informa Plc) IBC has been providing extremely successful events over the last 30 years. IBC provides leading conferences, seminars and training courses, with over 50,000 customers benefiting from our services worldwide. Singapore
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Full Steam Behind?
4/19/2001
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Full Steam Behind?
The UK Ministry of Defence has just announced a planning and test programme to examine whether the ElectroMagnetic Aircraft Launch System (EMALS) is a viable option for use on the three aircraft carriers it has on the drawing board. This follows a similar decision late last year by the US government to explore the use of the same technology for its future ships. Late last year, the Pentagon gave teams from Northrup Grumman and General Atomics the task of developing the EMALS catapults. The theoretical device will store energy from the ship's regular distribution grid and then releases it through a hundred-meter-long linear induction motor. There's no waste with this system because the power output is easily controlled by electronic means. |  |
 | Experts think that the EMALS will increase launch performance and make significant reductions in installed weight, volume, and manning workload requirements. There's also hope that the ability to tailor thrust to each specific aircraft will reduce the peak launch forces on the airframe and even allow the deployment of lighter, unmanned aerial vehicles. One other interesting spin-off of EMALS is that it removes one of the major reasons for needing a nuclear power plant on a carrier. Up until now, only a nuclear vessel had sufficient power to quickly and economically produce the volumes of steam necessary for multiple aircraft launches. |
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Beyond 2000
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