Carrier launching cars into the sea

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Anyone seen this? The new JFK supercarrier was testing their launch capabilities.

New video shows next US Navy supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy catapulting heavy cars into a river to make sure the warship can handle planes

The video shows testing of the aircraft launch system on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's second Ford-class supercarrier.

news.yahoo.com

 

[Bumblebee]

Anyone seen this? The new JFK supercarrier was testing their launch capabilities.

New video shows next US Navy supercarrier USS John F. Kennedy catapulting heavy cars into a river to make sure the warship can handle planes

The video shows testing of the aircraft launch system on the aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy, the Navy's second Ford-class supercarrier.

news.yahoo.com

Saw it on the Discovery channel a while ago....

Only they were launching some sort of sled....

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

I’d like to know the story behind this pic. Can’t be too deep as one of the divers doesn’t have any air tanks.

 

[Hayabusa Wannabe]

A good strategic use: PIrates. Launch vehicles onto the Pirates along West Africa. You do not think that a Kia between the eyes will make them think twice?

 

[Oz22]

I’d like to know the story behind this pic. Can’t be too deep as one of the divers doesn’t have any air tanks.

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And the chances of those two units landing upright side by side is close to nil. It's a photoshop

 

[WuzzaCBXRider]

Well I guess he (doesn’t) actually know everything.

It’s the underwater military museum in the Red Sea in the Gulf of Aqaba Jordan. There are eight of these around the world.