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US Navy runs into snags with aircraft carrier's electric plane-slingshot

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Re: What?

Except you have access to the earth. A carrier is both moving and at sea, and sea water is salty, making it electrically conductive. Furthermore, the ship runs a mix of AC and DC current (the reactor I believe is AC but the EMALS runs on DC).

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