Could your Corvette Travel like this :-)

[teamzr1]

Newport News Shipbuilding recently began topside testing of the electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) on aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79).

Following successful “no-load” testing on catapults one and two, known as the ‘bow cats,’ the NNS team, alongside the John F. Kennedy crew, has now started “dead-load” testing. In this phase, large, wheeled, car-like structures of graduated weights up to 80,000 pounds to simulate the weight of actual aircraft are launched off the carrier’s bow into the James River.

They are then retrieved and relaunched until the conclusion of the test program to ensure the catapults are ready for their primary intended purpose: to launch all carrier-based fixed wing aircraft flown by the U.S. Navy.

 

[mickn]

I've seen people leave the Isle of Wight ferry quicker than that

 

[Stingray]

The clever thing is the launching shuttle (to which the aircraft or dummy load is attached) is powered electromagnetically rather than by steam. Advantages include rapid reload capability and force/acceleration easily tailored to the type/weight of aircraft at the touch of a computer screen rather than by adjusting mechanical equipment. Dial the load and hit the button.

For landing, the arresting wires can be also handled electrically rather than hydraulically for similar flexibility.

 

[Chevrolet]

Could your Corvette Travel Like This? Just seems a bit too organised/Health & Safety job to me? This more exciting?