Super Hornets, Growlers Will Launch Safer Following Software Fix
July 26 2017
The U.S. Navy's electromagnetic aircraft launch system (EMALS) team recently completed testing of a software fix at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., reports the Naval Air Systems Command.
The fix is aimed at ensuring safe launches.
A total of 71 EMALS test launches were conducted to confirm that F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and EA-18G Growler aircraft fitted with wing-mounted, 480-gallon external fuel tanks can launch without exceeding stress limits on the jets, said a...
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