It’s not just the guns that are going electromagnetic.
Full Electromagnetics Ahead! EM Naval Launcher Test Successful, Will Replace Steam
Propelling a 5 ton jet to liftoff speed over short distances has been the key to US Naval success for 50 years and the reason why their aircraft carriers are unique. Their steam “catapults” allowed fast enough acceleration for launch.
It was a good run, but it’s time to run out of steam.
The Navy made history Saturday when it launched the first aircraft using the Electromagnetic Aircraft Launch System, or EMALS, technology.
There’s a video at the link, but it’s anticlimactic; acceleration is acceleration. If you watch, I recommend skipping the first 1:50; it’s all boring character development and plot dead-ends that have no bearing on the story line.
Considering what type of electric motor is used, is a new carrier pilot making his first launch really being “inducted into the Navy?”