Recently, the social ** circulated ** shows that the "Fujian" aircraft carrier has recently carried out a static load ejection test of an electromagnetic catapult, and a red counterweight catapult trolley has become the focus of attention. This special counterweight catapult trolley attracts attention on aircraft carriers because it is one of the hallmarks of catapult aircraft carriers.
Interestingly, in 2021, a special car also appeared on the deck of the second ship of the British Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier "Prince of Wales", which was the classic sports car of the 80s of the last century - Aston Martin "Bulldog". As a concept car that is unique in the world
The car reappeared decades later, challenging the 200 mph (321.).8 km h). So, is it the Aston Martin "Bulldog" that is faster, or is the catapult trolley on the aircraft carrier faster?Let's first understand the speed of the aircraft carrier catapult trolley.
This catapult trolley is known as "dead-load sled" or "weighted sled" abroad, which is translated into Chinese as "static load sled" or "counterweight sled", and is mainly used to test the counterweight of the aircraft carrier catapult. Catapults on aircraft carriers for catapulting carrier-based aircraft,
Whether it is a steam catapult or an electromagnetic catapult, it needs to go through a large number of repeated ejection tests to verify its working performance and ensure that it can operate normally when catapulting carrier-based aircraft. Therefore, this catapult trolley plays an extremely important role in the experimental phase. In appearance, it looks like a giant flatbed truck
It weighs about the same as a carrier-based aircraft, is generally a 4- or 6-wheeled design, and is able to be connected to a catapult by a hook cable. In the United States and France, orange catapult trolleys are widely used to make them easier to spot after falling overboard at sea. This kind of car does not require much technical content to build
Its weight is mainly used to simulate different types of carrier-based aircraft and the take-off weight of these aircraft in different loading situations. For example, the USS Ford uses electromagnetic catapult technology, and the weight of the catapult trolley used in the test phase ranges from 7 to 36 tons
The weight of a wide range of carrier-based aircraft, from UAVs to AWACS, can be simulated. The French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle, on the other hand, uses a C-13-3 steam catapult, and the weight of the catapult trolley used in the test phase varies from about 3 to 35 tons, and it is also capable of simulating the E-2C AWACS aircraft with a maximum take-off weight of 23 tons.
This catapult trolley itself is not powered, and its speed mainly depends on the speed of the catapult. In the case of the American C-13 series steam catapults, the stroke range of different models is in the range of 90 95Between 5 meters, it is capable of accelerating carrier-based aircraft to a take-off speed of 140 185 knots
Meets the take-off needs of F-14 fighters and E-2C AWACS aircraft, which corresponds to 260 340 km h. And the ejection speed of EMALS on the aircraft carrier "Ford" is 283~102.9 meters and seconds, and the maximum ejection velocity is about 37044 kmh. Therefore,
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