A roller coaster ride may be the closest a civilian can get to the feeling of whipping off the deck of an aircraft carrier in an F-22 Raptor, but it's still not quite as fun. The two are about to have something in common, though. General Electric's engineers have developed an electromagnetic catapult -- based on technology developed for the Superman roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California -- to replace the energy-guzzling "steam catapults" that are currently used to propel fight...
Roller Coasters and Aircraft Carriers Are About To Have Something In Common
Business Insider - 27 Feb 2013 23:55
A roller coaster ride may be the closest a civilian can get to the feeling of whipping off the deck of an aircraft carrier in an F-22 Raptor, but it's still not quite as fun. The two are about to have something in common, though. General Electric's engineers have developed an electromagnetic catapult -- based on technology developed for the Superman roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain in California -- to replace the energy-guzzling "steam catapults" that are currently used to propel fight...
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