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Narrator: TODAY ON
"IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING,"
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THE WORLD'S LARGEST WARSHIP.
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THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
IS A MOVING CITY
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WITH ALL OF THE CAPABILITIES
OF ANY AIRFIELD,
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AND IT CAN BE MOVED
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
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Narrator: 4-1/2 ACRES OF
CUTTING-EDGE MILITARY MUSCLE...
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THE FORD CLASS HAS
TAKEN A 40-YEAR LEAP
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IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF
AIRCRAFT CARRIER TECHNOLOGIES.
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Narrator: ...AND THE PIONEERING
HISTORIC INNOVATIONS...
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MAN, I LOVE THE SMELL
OF JET FUEL IN THE MORNING.
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YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?
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LET'S GO AHEAD
AND LAUNCH THE SECOND.
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AND YOU CAN SEE THAT
THOSE TWO FLIGHT PATHS
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ARE NATURALLY DE-CONFLICTED.
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Narrator:
...THAT MADE THE IMPOSSIBLE
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POSSIBLE.
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THE UNITED STATES IS RENOWNED
FOR ITS NAVAL MIGHT.
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IT HAS SOME OF THE FASTEST
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AND MOST HEAVILY-ARMED SHIPS
ON THE PLANET.
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BUT PATROLLING THE 139 MILLION
SQUARE-MILES OF OCEANS
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REQUIRES MORE.
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ITS AIRBORNE UNITS ARE VITAL
TO THE NAVY'S SUCCESS.
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AND BASING AN AIR FORCE AT SEA
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PRESENTS A UNIQUE
ENGINEERING CHALLENGE
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FOR PEOPLE LIKE
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CHIEF PETTY OFFICER
JEREMY STOECKLEIN
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AND HIS COLLEAGUES.
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Stoecklein: THOSE WATERS
NEED TO BE PATROLLED,
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NEED TO BE PROTECTED
FOR AMERICAN INTERESTS.
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THE FOREFRONT OF MILITARY MIGHT
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HAS REALLY BECOME
NAVAL AVIATION,
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AND IT'S VERY, VERY IMPORTANT
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TO TRANSFER THAT POWER
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
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Narrator: THE U.S. NAVY
REQUIRES A NEW BREED OF SHIP
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CAPABLE OF TRANSPORTING
MORE PLANES THAN EVER BEFORE.
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AS WE MOVE INTO
THE 21st CENTURY,
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THERE BECOMES A NEW NEED --
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A NEW NEED FOR TECHNOLOGY,
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A NEW WAY TO COMBAT
THE FORCES AROUND THE WORLD,
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AND TO HELP OUT
WITH HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS
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AROUND THE WORLD.
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THE UNITED STATES NAVY
NEEDS SOMETHING
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BRAND NEW IN TECHNOLOGY
TO HELP THOSE AIDS.
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♪
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Narrator: THE SOLUTION...
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♪
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...THE FORD-CLASS
AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
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Butler: FORD-CLASS CARRIER IS
THE LARGEST WARSHIP EVER BUILT.
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IT'S ABOUT 1,100 FEET LONG,
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WEIGHTS ABOUT 100,000 TONS,
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IT'S ABOUT 24 STORIES TALL.
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Narrator: ITS SCALE
IS UNHEARD OF.
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IT'S 35-KNOT TOP SPEED
MAKES IT POUND-FOR-POUND
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THE FASTEST CARRIER EVER BUILT,
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AND IT'S ON THE BRINK
OF MAKING HISTORY.
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THE FIRST OF THE COLOSSAL CLASS,
THE GERALD R. FORD,
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HAS JUST BEEN DELIVERED
TO THE U.S. NAVY
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AND IS UNDERGOING
VITAL SEA TRIALS
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TO FIND OUT
WHAT IT'S CAPABLE OF.
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THIS SHIP CAN CARRY AIRCRAFT
AND TECHNOLOGIES
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THAT ARE OUT TODAY,
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AS WELL AS THAT WE HAVEN'T
EVEN DREAMT OF YET.
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THIS IS THE MOST IMPRESSIVE SHIP
I'VE EVER SERVED ABOARD.
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♪
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Narrator: IN DRY DOCK
IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA,
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GEOFF HUMMEL
AND A TEAM OF ENGINEERS
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ARE BUILDING THE SECOND
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OF THIS 10-STRONG FLEET
OF CARRIERS --
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THE JOHN F. KENNEDY.
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Hummel: WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON IT
FOR ABOUT THREE YEARS,
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AND WE GOT ABOUT ANOTHER YEAR
AND A HALF IN THE DRY DOCK,
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AND THEN AFTER THAT, WE'LL SPEND
ABOUT TWO YEARS OF TESTING IT
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BEFORE WE DELIVER IT.
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Narrator: MIKE BUTLER
HEADS UP CONSTRUCTION
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OF THESE TRAILBLAZING SHIPS.
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WELL, AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER HAS
TO SATISFY TWO MAJOR ROLES --
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ONE IS A HUMANITARIAN ROLE,
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AND ONE IS A DEFENSIVE
OR OFFENSIVE MILITARY ROLE.
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THIS SHIP DOES BOTH
AND DOES IT VERY WELL.
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Narrator: THE LARGEST WARSHIP
EVER BUILT,
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THE FORD-CLASS CARRIER
IS ALMOST AS LONG
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AS THE EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
IS TALL.
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35 AIRCRAFT ARE STORED
IN A GIANT HANGAR.
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THREE SUPER-SIZED ELEVATORS
DELIVER THE PLANES
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TO AN 1,100-FOOT-LONG
FLIGHT DECK.
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EQUIPPED WITH AN ELECTROMAGNETIC
CATAPULT SYSTEM
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CAPABLE OF LAUNCHING PLANES
FASTER THAN EVER BEFORE.
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THE AMOUNT OF TECHNOLOGY THAT'S
BEEN INFUSED INTO THIS SHIP
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IS GONNA PUT THE NAVY
IN A POSITION
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TO FIGHT THE WARS
OF THE 21st CENTURY.
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IT'S GONNA BE THE MOST CAPABLE
SHIP OUT THERE IN THE FLEET.
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[ ENGINE ROARS ]
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Narrator: BUT CREATING THE
WORLD'S LARGEST MOBILE AIR BASE
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POSES MANY CHALLENGES.
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HOW DO YOU POWER
A 110,000 TON VESSEL
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WITH 4,500 CREW MEMBERS?
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Stoecklein: WHAT WE DO IS,
LIVE EVERYDAY LIVES.
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SO, WASHING LAUNDRY,
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SERVING 20,000 MEALS A DAY.
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SO, IT'S LIKE POWERING,
ESSENTIALLY, A SMALL CITY.
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Narrator: HOW IS IT POSSIBLE
TO GET JETS AIRBORNE
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IN JUST A FRACTION
OF A NORMAL RUNWAY?
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THE GREATEST CHALLENGE IS
TO BE ABLE TO GET THE AIRCRAFT
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TO THE SPEED THAT IT NEEDS
IN ORDER TO TAKE OFF.
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Narrator: AND HOW CAN YOU
BRING THEM HOME SAFELY?
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LANDING ON A CARRIER
REQUIRES AN EXTERNAL MEANS
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OF STOPPING THE AIRCRAFT.
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Narrator: BUT THE ENGINEERS FACE
AN EVEN BIGGER PROBLEM.
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THE FORD CLASS HOLDS MORE PLANES
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THAN ANY CARRIER BEFORE IT.
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THEY MUST BE ABLE
TO LAUNCH AND RECOVER
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AN ASTONISHING
200 MISSIONS A DAY.
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SO, HOW DO YOU ACHIEVE THAT
ON A SHIP?
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ENGINEER MARCO ESTRADA
IS FACING THAT CHALLENGE.
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Estrada: TYPICALLY,
AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER
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OF THE FORD CLASS WILL HOLD
APPROXIMATELY 78, 79 AIRCRAFT.
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THE JOB OF MANAGING
THE FLIGHT DECK
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IS AN ORGANIZED CHAOS.
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WE HAVE LAUNCHES,
YOU GOT RECOVERIES,
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YOU GOT FUELING,
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YOU GOT WEAPONS
AT THE SAME TIME.
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SO, IT'S A VERY
CHALLENGING OPERATION.
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Narrator: TO ACHIEVE THEIR
UNPRECEDENTED MISSION RATE,
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SOME AIRCRAFT
MUST BE ABLE TO LAND
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AT THE SAME TIME
THAT OTHERS ARE TAKING OFF.
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IT'S AN IMPOSSIBLE PROBLEM
THAT WAS FACED
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BY THE INNOVATORS OF THE PAST.
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[ CLOCK TICKING ]
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U.S. NAVY PILOT
LIEUTENANT LESLIE GARCIA
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IS A FAST JET SPECIALIST,
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WELL AWARE OF THE HUGE PROBLEMS
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OF LAUNCHING AND LANDING
ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
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IT IS NOT UNCOMMON TO HAVE
OVER 20 AIRCRAFT LAUNCH
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RIGHT BEFORE 20 AIRCRAFT
ARE RECOVERING
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DURING THE SAME OPEN-DECK TIME.
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Narrator: TO SIMULATE THE
STRAIGHT DECK'S LIMITATIONS,
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LIEUTENANT GARCIA IS
HANDING OVER THE FLYING
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TO A MODEL PLANE CLUB.
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Garcia: SO, RIGHT NOW, WE'RE
PUTTING DOWN THE CENTER LINE
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OF THE STRAIGHT DECK CARRIER.
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I DIDN'T KNOW I WAS
GONNA GET A WORKOUT
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WHILE I WAS OUT HERE, TOO.
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Narrator: THE HISTORIC
STRAIGHT-DECK DESIGN
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IS READY FOR TAKEOFF,
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BUT HOW WILL IT COPE?
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THEY'RE GONNA GO AIRBORNE,
EXECUTE THEIR MISSION,
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AND THEN LOOK
TO COME IN AND LAND.
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Narrator: AS THE MISSION
GATHERS PACE,
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LANDING SIMULTANEOUSLY
IS IMPOSSIBLE.
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Garcia: NOW WE'VE GOT
THE NEXT CYCLE OF PILOTS
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GETTING READY TO TAKE OFF
WHILE THE FIRST CYCLE
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THAT WE LAUNCHED
ARE STILL AIRBORNE
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AND WAITING FOR THE OPPORTUNITY
TO COME LAND.
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SO, AS YOU CAN SEE,
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THEY'RE, BASICALLY,
FOULING THE WHOLE FLIGHT DECK.
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IT'S A VERY INEFFICIENT PROCESS.
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Narrator: BUT IN THE 1950s,
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AIRCRAFT-CARRIER DESIGN
WAS TURNED ON ITS HEAD.
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NOW A FLOATING MUSEUM
IN SAN DIEGO,
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THE U.S.S. MIDWAY
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WAS ONE OF THE FIRST
AMERICAN CARRIERS
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TO BE FITTED WITH
A GAME-CHANGING SOLUTION --
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THE ANGLED DECK.
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IT WAS THE BRAINCHILD OF BRITISH
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ROYAL NAVY CAPTAIN
DENNIS CAMBELL
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AND ENGINEER LEWIS BODDINGTON.
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THEY SUPPLEMENTED
THE TRADITIONAL STRAIGHT DECK
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WITH A SECOND RUNWAY.
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THE PLANE'S LANDING AREA WAS NOW
SEPARATED AT THE SHIP'S WAIST
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WHILE LAUNCH CATAPULTS
WERE SAFELY POSITIONED
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AT THE FRONT OF THE SHIP.
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Garcia: WHEN THIS WAS
A STRAIGHT DECK,
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YOU WOULD, BASICALLY,
JUST SEE ONE LANDING AREA
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STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN THE SHIP,
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WITH TAXIING
AND LAUNCHING AIRCRAFT
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TOWARDS THE BOW OF THE SHIP,
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LANDING AIRCRAFT
TOWARDS THE BACK.
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REALLY, THE GAME WAS CHANGED
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WHEN WE WENT OVER
TO THE ANGLED FLIGHT DECK.
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IT BECAME SO MUCH
MORE EFFICIENT,
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AND, MORE IMPORTANTLY,
SO MUCH SAFER.
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Narrator: THE MIDWAY'S
REMARKABLE REFIT
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ALLOWED HER PLANES TO TAKE OFF
AND LAND AT THE SAME TIME.
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Garcia: THE LANDING AIRCRAFT
ARE GONNA BE OFFSET
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SO THAT IF THEY NEED
TO TAKE BACK OFF,
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IF THEY MISSED A WIRE,
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THEY WILL HAVE THE ANGLED DECK
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THAT IS GOING TO KEEP THEM AWAY
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FROM THE LAUNCHING AIRCRAFT THAT
ARE LAUNCHING STRAIGHT AHEAD.
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[ BIRD WHISTLES ]
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Narrator: SO, WILL
ADDING AN ANGLED DECK
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BRING SOME ORDER
TO TODAY'S MISSION?
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Garcia: AS YOU CAN SEE,
WE'VE GOT ONE TAKING OFF.
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HE'S GONNA COME AROUND AND
START EXECUTING TOUCH-AND-GOES
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WHILE WE LAUNCH
THE OTHER AIRCRAFT.
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Narrator: AS ON THE MIDWAY,
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CAMBELL AND BODDINGTON'S
ADDITION
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TRANSFORMS THIS AIRSTRIP
INTO A WELL-OILED MACHINE.
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Garcia: HE'S APPROACHING
ON HIS LANDING.
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LET'S GO AHEAD
AND LAUNCH THE SECOND.
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AND YOU CAN SEE THAT
THOSE TWO FLIGHT PATHS
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ARE NATURALLY DECONFLICTED
BECAUSE OF THE ANGLE
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THAT LANDING AIRCRAFT
IS COMING IN ON.
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AND WE'RE BASICALLY GETTING
TWO LANDING STRIPS
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FOR THE PRICE OF ONE.
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[ CLOCK TICKING ]
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♪
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Narrator: THE U.S. NAVY'S
ULTRA-MODERN FORD CLASS
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IS ALSO EQUIPPED
WITH AN ANGLED DECK.
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BUT WHEREAS MIDWAY LAUNCHED
JUST 89 SORTIES A DAY,
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THE FORD CLASS
CAN COMPLETE OVER 200.
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♪
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WHEN YOU LOOK AT THE FLIGHT DECK
AS A WHOLE,
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4-1/2 ACRES SEEMS LARGE,
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BUT AS YOU ADD
50 FIGHTER AIRCRAFT
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AND AROUND 100 TO 150 PERSONNEL
AT ALL TIMES
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PERFORMING THEIR VARIOUS TASKS,
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IT GETS VERY, VERY SMALL
VERY QUICKLY.
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THE BALLET OF US DOING OUR JOB
THEY CALL "CONTROLLED CHAOS,"
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AND THAT'S REALLY WHAT IT IS.
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400 YARDS!
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Narrator: THE CAMBELL-
AND-BODDINGTON-INSPIRED
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ANGLED FLIGHT DECK
ENABLES THE FORD CLASS
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TO COMPLETE 25% MORE
SORTIES A DAY
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THAN THE U.S. NAVY'S
PREVIOUS CARRIER CLASS.
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Stoecklein: THE ANGLED
FLIGHT DECK IS A MAJOR FEAT
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IN ENGINEERING IN ITSELF.
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WITH THAT ANGLED FLIGHT DECK,
WE HAVE A LIVING AIRPORT
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THAT IS RECEIVING AIRCRAFT
AT THE SAME TIME
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IT IS LAUNCHING AIRCRAFT,
SIMULTANEOUSLY.
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Narrator: WITH THE SECOND
IN CLASS, THE JOHN F. KENNEDY,
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UNDER CONSTRUCTION,
IT'S UP TO ENGINEER MARCO
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TO DELIVER THE FORD CLASS'S
NEXT AWESOME ANGLED DECK.
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Estrada: CURRENTLY, WE ARE
AT THE 01 LEVEL OF THE SHIP.
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SO, THERE IS GONNA BE
A COUPLE MORE LEVELS GOING UP
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WHERE THE FLIGHT DECK'S
GOING TO BE.
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SO, CURRENTLY, WE'RE A LITTLE
LOWER THAN THE FLIGHT DECK.
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BUT ONCE THE FLIGHT DECK
IS INSTALLED,
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WE SHOULD SEE THE ANGLED DECK
IN THIS DIRECTION,
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THE ISLAND STRUCTURE SHOULD
BE IN THAT DIRECTION.
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Narrator: AND THAT, IN ITSELF,
IS A MAJOR INNOVATION.
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SO, JUST HOW DID MOVING
THE ISLAND IN RELATION
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TO THE REST OF THE FLIGHT DECK
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CHANGE AIRCRAFT-CARRIER
DESIGN FOREVER?
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♪
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♪
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Narrator: THE CUTTING EDGE
FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER,
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A STUDY IN NAVAL INNOVATION
AND A DRAMATIC IMPROVEMENT
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ON FLIGHT-DECK EFFICIENCY
AND SAFETY.
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IT DIFFERS FROM ITS PREDECESSORS
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00:11:52,179 --> 00:11:53,878
IN A NUMBER OF WAYS.
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FOR EXAMPLE,
THE POSITION OF THE ISLAND
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IS RADICALLY DIFFERENT
FROM ALL PREVIOUS DESIGNS
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OF U.S. AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
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THIS IS ONE OF THE KEYS
TO THE CLASS'S
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EXTRAORDINARY CAPACITY TO LAUNCH
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AND RECOVER AIRCRAFT
AT THE SAME TIME.
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♪
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Estrada: ON FORD CLASS,
THE ISLAND STRUCTURE
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WAS MOVED FROM THIS AREA
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TO AN AREA CLOSER
TO THE STERN OF THE SHIP.
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00:12:19,206 --> 00:12:22,574
THAT ALLOWS MORE OF THE PARKING
OF THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD
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OF THE ISLAND STRUCTURE,
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WHICH ALLOWS THE NAVY OPERATORS
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00:12:26,113 --> 00:12:28,046
TO TURN AROUND
THE AIRCRAFT FASTER.
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00:12:28,048 --> 00:12:31,149
FUEL, SERVICE, WEAPONS LOADING,
286
00:12:31,151 --> 00:12:33,852
IN TURN, GENERATES MORE SORTIES.
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♪
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AT THIS POINT IN TIME,
THIS AIRCRAFT CARRIER DESIGN
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IS THE PINNACLE
OF FLIGHT OPERATIONS SUPPORT
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FOR THE U.S. NAVY.
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Narrator: THE RELOCATED ISLAND
ALSO HAS A SMALLER FOOTPRINT
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THAN ITS PREDECESSORS,
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CREATING AN EXTRA USABLE
DECK SPACE.
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BENEATH THE RUNWAYS,
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AIRCRAFT ARE STORED
IN A GIANT HANGAR,
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DELIVERED TO THE FLIGHT DECK
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BY 82-FOOT-LONG
ELECTROMECHANICAL ELEVATORS.
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♪
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POSITIONED ON THE SIDES
OF THE SHIP,
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ANY CRAFT CAN BE MANEUVERED
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WITHOUT DISRUPTING LAUNCH
OR RECOVERY.
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Stoecklein: WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING
AT IS WHAT WE CALL ACE 3,
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OR AIRCRAFT ELEVATOR NUMBER 3,
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WHICH IS RIGHT HERE
ON THE PORT SIDE OF THE SHIP.
305
00:13:26,339 --> 00:13:28,673
AND THE ELEVATOR IS UP
RIGHT NOW, AS YOU CAN SEE,
306
00:13:28,675 --> 00:13:32,210
BUT AS YOU LOOK ON THESE SLOTS,
THIS IS WHAT ACTUALLY SLIDES
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OUR AIRCRAFT ELEVATORS DOWN
TO THE HANGAR BAY,
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00:13:34,314 --> 00:13:36,915
AND HOW WE MOVE
OUR AIRCRAFT IN AND OUT
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FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS
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AND THEN MOVE IT BACK UP
TO THE FLIGHT DECK
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AND TAXI THEM OFF.
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Narrator: THE FORD CLASS
IS UNDOUBTEDLY TAKING
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AIRCRAFT DEPLOYMENT
TO A WHOLE NEW LEVEL.
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BUT THE ENGINEERS FACE
ANOTHER ALMIGHTY PROBLEM --
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00:13:50,931 --> 00:13:53,097
POWERING THIS GIANT CARRIER,
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AND IT IS GIANT.
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♪
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Stoecklein: THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
IS A MOVING BASE.
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00:13:58,905 --> 00:14:00,104
IT IS A MOVING CITY.
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00:14:00,106 --> 00:14:02,907
SO, WE HAVE A MOBILE CITY,
A MOBILE AIRSTRIP,
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00:14:02,909 --> 00:14:05,076
WITH ALL OF THE CAPABILITIES
OF ANY AIRFIELD,
322
00:14:05,078 --> 00:14:07,412
AND IT CAN BE MOVED
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD.
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00:14:07,414 --> 00:14:09,314
♪
324
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Narrator: AS TALL
AS A GIANT SEQUOIA,
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LONGER THAN 60 NEW YORK CABS,
326
00:14:14,154 --> 00:14:17,355
AND ALMOST THE WIDTH
OF AN AIRBUS A380,
327
00:14:17,357 --> 00:14:22,694
IT CAN HOLD UP TO 75 AIRCRAFT
AND ACCOMMODATE 4,500 CREW.
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00:14:22,696 --> 00:14:27,165
♪
329
00:14:27,167 --> 00:14:30,268
IN THE DRY DOCK, THE SECOND
OF THIS BRAND-NEW CLASS,
330
00:14:30,270 --> 00:14:34,205
THE JOHN F. KENNEDY,
IS CURRENTLY BEING ASSEMBLED.
331
00:14:34,207 --> 00:14:36,174
CONSTRUCTION DIRECTOR
GEOFF HUMMEL
332
00:14:36,176 --> 00:14:39,210
IS SUPERVISING PART
OF THE MAMMOTH BUILD.
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00:14:40,680 --> 00:14:42,313
Hummel: WHEN WE'RE DONE
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00:14:42,315 --> 00:14:43,448
BUILDING HER,
WE'LL DELIVER A SHIP
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00:14:43,450 --> 00:14:46,217
OF A LITTLE OVER 80,000 TONS
OF DISPLACEMENT.
336
00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:49,053
WHEN THE NAVY ACTUALLY LOADS
IT UP WITH CREW AND PLANES
337
00:14:49,055 --> 00:14:52,924
AND SUPPLIES, IT'LL BE CLOSE
TO 100,000 TONS GOING TO SEA.
338
00:14:52,926 --> 00:14:55,927
Narrator: IT WILL TAKE MORE
THAN 3.9 MILLION POUNDS
339
00:14:55,929 --> 00:14:58,630
OF WELDED METAL
TO COMPLETE THIS SHIP.
340
00:14:58,632 --> 00:15:00,164
CONSTRUCTION ON THIS SCALE
341
00:15:00,166 --> 00:15:03,434
CREATES HUGE
LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES.
342
00:15:03,436 --> 00:15:05,470
THE SOLUTION IS
TO BUILD THE KENNEDY
343
00:15:05,472 --> 00:15:07,572
IN A SERIES OF MASSIVE SECTIONS,
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00:15:07,574 --> 00:15:10,208
KNOWN AS SUPER LIFTS.
345
00:15:10,210 --> 00:15:13,077
RIGHT BEHIND US IS WHAT WE CALL
THE LOWER BOW SUPER LIFT.
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00:15:13,079 --> 00:15:16,114
IT'S ABOUT 60 FEET TALL,
A LITTLE OVER 100 FEET LONG.
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00:15:16,116 --> 00:15:17,916
IT'S MADE UP OF SEVEN UNITS
THAT WERE BUILT
348
00:15:17,918 --> 00:15:20,084
IN OUR STEELS SHOPS,
BROUGHT OVER HERE,
349
00:15:20,086 --> 00:15:22,220
AND JOINED INTO
ONE GIANT SUPER LIFT.
350
00:15:22,222 --> 00:15:24,989
AND THEN IF YOU LOOK OVER,
JUST AFT OF IT,
351
00:15:24,991 --> 00:15:26,324
WHAT YOU'LL SEE
IS THE BEGINNINGS
352
00:15:26,326 --> 00:15:27,926
OF WHAT WE'LL CALL
THE UPPER BOW.
353
00:15:27,928 --> 00:15:29,761
YOU CAN ACTUALLY SEE
THE LEADING EDGE OF FLIGHT DECK
354
00:15:29,763 --> 00:15:31,663
THERE WITH THAT ROLLED SHAPE.
355
00:15:31,665 --> 00:15:34,365
THAT'S ACTUALLY GONNA BE
THE VERY BOW OF THE SHIP.
356
00:15:34,367 --> 00:15:36,901
Narrator: THESE MEGA-STRUCTURES
ARE ONLY POSSIBLE
357
00:15:36,903 --> 00:15:39,704
BECAUSE OF A STAGGERING PIECE
OF ENGINEERING...
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00:15:39,706 --> 00:15:42,774
♪
359
00:15:42,776 --> 00:15:46,644
ONE OF THE LARGEST CRANES
IN THE WORLD.
360
00:15:46,646 --> 00:15:50,081
BEHIND ME HERE IS WHAT WE CALL
OUR 1,050-TON CRANE.
361
00:15:50,083 --> 00:15:53,284
OTHER PEOPLE AFFECTIONATELY
KNOW IT AS "BIG BLUE."
362
00:15:53,286 --> 00:15:56,621
THIS CRANE IS RATED
FOR 1,050 METRIC TONS.
363
00:15:56,623 --> 00:16:00,024
♪
364
00:16:00,026 --> 00:16:03,294
IT'S A VERY CAPABLE CRANE.
365
00:16:03,296 --> 00:16:06,698
THE CRANE HAS TWO RAILS RUNNING
WHAT WE CALL EAST AND WEST,
366
00:16:06,700 --> 00:16:08,499
TOWARDS AND AWAY FROM THE RIVER.
367
00:16:08,501 --> 00:16:11,669
IT SPANS ABOUT 540 FEET
BETWEEN THE RAILS,
368
00:16:11,671 --> 00:16:13,838
AND IT'S ABOUT 230 FEET TALL.
369
00:16:13,840 --> 00:16:16,307
♪
370
00:16:16,309 --> 00:16:19,577
Narrator:
WHEN YOU'RE MANEUVERING
1,100-TON STEEL SECTIONS,
371
00:16:19,579 --> 00:16:21,679
THERE'S NO ROOM FOR ERROR.
372
00:16:21,681 --> 00:16:26,150
BIG BLUE'S THREE HOISTS
ALLOW PINPOINT PRECISION.
373
00:16:26,152 --> 00:16:28,486
Hummel: WITH THIS CRANE,
YOU'RE ACTUALLY MAKING ONE MOVE
374
00:16:28,488 --> 00:16:30,688
WITH ALL THREE HOISTS
BEING SYNCHRONIZED.
375
00:16:30,690 --> 00:16:32,623
IT'S GOT SOME
PRETTY GOOD PRECISION,
376
00:16:32,625 --> 00:16:34,225
AS FAR AS HOW ACCURATELY
377
00:16:34,227 --> 00:16:36,060
WE CAN PLACE THE UNIT,
OR MOVE THE UNIT,
378
00:16:36,062 --> 00:16:38,396
TO GET IT WITHIN
AN INCH OR LESS.
379
00:16:38,398 --> 00:16:39,864
AND THEN WE CAN
ACTUALLY USE SOME JACKS
380
00:16:39,866 --> 00:16:42,500
TO POSITION THE UNIT
EXACTLY WHERE WE WANT IT.
381
00:16:42,502 --> 00:16:44,802
IT'S JUST COOL, MAN.
[ CHUCKLES ]
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00:16:44,804 --> 00:16:46,404
♪
383
00:16:46,406 --> 00:16:49,273
Narrator: BUT ONCE AT SEA,
THE FORD CLASS'S SHEER SCALE
384
00:16:49,275 --> 00:16:52,777
POSES ANOTHER ENORMOUS PROBLEM.
385
00:16:52,779 --> 00:16:55,747
AS THEIR MISSIONS WILL LAST
FOR MONTHS AT A TIME,
386
00:16:55,749 --> 00:16:57,315
PROPELLING A SHIP OF THIS SIZE
387
00:16:57,317 --> 00:16:59,650
WITH TRADITIONAL THIRSTY
COMBUSTION ENGINES
388
00:16:59,652 --> 00:17:01,419
IS OUT OF THE QUESTION.
389
00:17:01,421 --> 00:17:03,955
♪
390
00:17:03,957 --> 00:17:06,657
NOT ONLY THAT,
THE POWER NEEDS TO SATISFY
391
00:17:06,659 --> 00:17:09,794
THE DEMANDS OF OVER 4,500 CREW.
392
00:17:09,796 --> 00:17:11,896
♪
393
00:17:11,898 --> 00:17:13,965
A NEW POWER SOURCE IS NEEDED.
394
00:17:13,967 --> 00:17:15,500
CAN THE INNOVATORS OF THE PAST
395
00:17:15,502 --> 00:17:17,668
SHED ANY LIGHT ON THE PROBLEM?
396
00:17:17,670 --> 00:17:20,638
♪
397
00:17:20,640 --> 00:17:24,142
[ CLOCK TICKING ]
398
00:17:24,144 --> 00:17:28,346
♪
399
00:17:28,348 --> 00:17:30,515
CARTAGENA IN SOUTHEAST SPAIN
400
00:17:30,517 --> 00:17:33,851
COULD HARBOR A SOLUTION
FOR THE FORD CLASS.
401
00:17:33,853 --> 00:17:36,020
♪
402
00:17:36,022 --> 00:17:38,790
FORMER SPANISH SUBMARINER
DIEGO QUEVEDO
403
00:17:38,792 --> 00:17:40,858
IS VISITING
THE HISTORIC NAVAL BASE
404
00:17:40,860 --> 00:17:43,828
OF A NATION
THAT ONCE RULED THE WAVES.
405
00:17:52,105 --> 00:17:54,105
♪
406
00:17:54,107 --> 00:17:55,506
BY THE 1800s,
407
00:17:55,508 --> 00:17:58,910
THE MIGHT OF THE SPANISH NAVY
MAY HAVE FADED AWAY,
408
00:17:58,912 --> 00:18:00,545
BUT IN 1888,
409
00:18:00,547 --> 00:18:04,282
A NEW BREED OF MARITIME
ENGINEERING SURFACED.
410
00:18:04,284 --> 00:18:10,621
♪
411
00:18:14,961 --> 00:18:16,327
THE WORLD'S FIRST
412
00:18:16,329 --> 00:18:19,597
FULLY-FUNCTIONING
MILITARY SUBMERSIBLE,
413
00:18:19,599 --> 00:18:23,968
THE 72-FOOT LONG PERAL
CHANGED THE FACE OF WARFARE.
414
00:18:35,815 --> 00:18:37,081
♪
415
00:18:37,083 --> 00:18:39,417
BUT THE SPANISH ENGINEERS
HAD THE SAME PROBLEM
416
00:18:39,419 --> 00:18:41,819
AS THE ONE FACING
THE FORD CLASS --
417
00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:43,354
HOW TO POWER THE PERAL
418
00:18:43,356 --> 00:18:46,357
ON LONG MISSIONS
THROUGH THE WORLD'S OCEANS.
419
00:18:55,702 --> 00:18:59,370
Narrator: HOWEVER, A COMBUSTION
ENGINE'S TOXIC FUMES
420
00:18:59,372 --> 00:19:02,807
WOULD BE DEADLY
IN THIS AIR-TIGHT STEEL TUBE.
421
00:19:12,152 --> 00:19:15,720
SO, HOW DID THE SPANISH NAVY
POWER THE PERAL,
422
00:19:15,722 --> 00:19:17,421
AND HOW CAN THE ANSWER HELP
423
00:19:17,423 --> 00:19:20,892
TO DRIVE THE GREATEST WARSHIP
EVER BUILT?
424
00:19:37,177 --> 00:19:40,311
Narrator: THE PERAL SUBMARINE
WAS THE FIRST SUBMERSIBLE VESSEL
425
00:19:40,313 --> 00:19:42,113
OF ITS KIND IN HISTORY,
426
00:19:42,115 --> 00:19:44,582
AND THE SPANISH NAVY
NEEDED A WAY TO POWER IT
427
00:19:44,584 --> 00:19:48,452
WITHOUT THE TOXIC FUMES OF
A TRADITIONAL COMBUSTION ENGINE.
428
00:19:50,190 --> 00:19:52,757
THE SUBMARINE'S DESIGNER,
429
00:19:52,759 --> 00:19:57,328
NAVAL ENGINEER ISAAC PERAL
HAD AN INGENIOUS ANSWER.
430
00:19:57,330 --> 00:20:00,131
TO CREATE SUSTAINABLE POWER
BENEATH THE WAVES,
431
00:20:00,133 --> 00:20:02,500
HE TURNED TO ELECTRICITY.
432
00:20:04,504 --> 00:20:06,537
AND TODAY, DIEGO QUEVEDO
433
00:20:06,539 --> 00:20:09,907
HAS SPECIAL ACCESS
TO THE HEART OF THE SOLUTION.
434
00:20:22,855 --> 00:20:26,557
THE PERAL WAS LINED
WITH 33 TONS' WORTH
435
00:20:26,559 --> 00:20:29,694
OF RECHARGEABLE
LEAD-ACID BATTERIES.
436
00:20:29,696 --> 00:20:31,062
THEIR FIRST JOB --
437
00:20:31,064 --> 00:20:34,131
TO PROPEL ITS SLEEK STRUCTURE
THROUGH THE DEPTHS.
438
00:20:51,584 --> 00:20:53,484
♪
439
00:20:53,486 --> 00:20:57,421
VIRTUALLY EVERY SYSTEM ON BOARD
WAS ALSO BATTERY-POWERED,
440
00:20:57,423 --> 00:21:01,259
MAKING THIS THE WORLD'S FIRST
TRULY SELF-SUFFICIENT SUB,
441
00:21:01,261 --> 00:21:05,296
CEMENTING PERAL'S CONTRIBUTION
TO MARINE POWER.
442
00:21:14,907 --> 00:21:18,242
♪
443
00:21:18,244 --> 00:21:20,278
[ CLOCK TICKING ]
444
00:21:21,948 --> 00:21:25,449
♪
445
00:21:25,451 --> 00:21:27,151
THE PERAL'S BATTERIES ALLOWED IT
446
00:21:27,153 --> 00:21:29,520
TO CRUISE UNDERWATER
FOR A FEW HOURS
447
00:21:29,522 --> 00:21:33,024
WITH A RANGE
OF 132 NAUTICAL MILES,
448
00:21:33,026 --> 00:21:35,860
BUT THE FORD CLASS' POWER SOURCE
CAN KEEP IT AT SEA
449
00:21:35,862 --> 00:21:39,664
FOR MONTHS AT A TIME
WITHOUT REFUELING.
450
00:21:39,666 --> 00:21:42,300
BUILDING ON MODERN
SUBMARINE TECHNOLOGY,
451
00:21:42,302 --> 00:21:43,668
THE SOLUTION IS A PAIR
452
00:21:43,670 --> 00:21:47,505
OF STATE-OF-THE-ART
NUCLEAR REACTORS.
453
00:21:47,507 --> 00:21:49,073
Stoecklein: ONE OF
THE MAJOR ADVANTAGES
454
00:21:49,075 --> 00:21:50,975
TO HAVING NUCLEAR POWER
IS AN ENGINEERING FEAT
455
00:21:50,977 --> 00:21:54,912
OF ACTUALLY GETTING 100,000 TONS
OF DISPLACEMENT
456
00:21:54,914 --> 00:21:56,614
WITH THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
THROUGH THE WATER
457
00:21:56,616 --> 00:21:58,149
AT ABOUT 35-PLUS KNOTS.
458
00:21:58,151 --> 00:22:02,386
WE ARE ABLE TO HAVE 4.5 ACRES
OF SOVEREIGN AMERICAN SOIL
459
00:22:02,388 --> 00:22:04,155
ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
FOR UP TO 25 YEARS
460
00:22:04,157 --> 00:22:05,990
AT A TIME UNDER NUCLEAR POWER.
461
00:22:08,695 --> 00:22:12,163
Narrator:
THE NUCLEAR REACTOR SPLIT
URANIUM, PRODUCING HEAT,
462
00:22:12,165 --> 00:22:16,734
WHICH CONVERTS WATER TO STEAM,
POWERING FOUR TURBINES.
463
00:22:16,736 --> 00:22:19,503
THESE ROTATE FOUR PROPELLER
SHAFTS TO DRIVE
464
00:22:19,505 --> 00:22:21,939
THE 1,100-FOOT-LONG CARRIER.
465
00:22:24,410 --> 00:22:26,677
BUT THE REACTOR'S OUTPUT
IS SO IMMENSE
466
00:22:26,679 --> 00:22:30,381
THEY CAN ALSO PRODUCE
HUGE AMOUNTS OF ELECTRICITY.
467
00:22:30,383 --> 00:22:32,483
UNLIKE ANY CARRIER BEFORE IT,
468
00:22:32,485 --> 00:22:35,319
VIRTUALLY EVERYTHING
ON THE TRAILBLAZING FORD CLASS
469
00:22:35,321 --> 00:22:37,855
IS POWERED BY ELECTRICITY.
470
00:22:37,857 --> 00:22:39,690
Stoecklein: USS GERALD R. FORD
CARRIES A LOAD
471
00:22:39,692 --> 00:22:42,993
OF 13.8 THOUSAND KILOVOLTS
OF AMPERAGE.
472
00:22:42,995 --> 00:22:45,796
SO YOU'RE LOOKING AT THREE TIMES
THE AMOUNT OF ELECTRICAL LOAD
473
00:22:45,798 --> 00:22:48,232
THAT THE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
BEFORE US HAVE EVER HAD,
474
00:22:48,234 --> 00:22:50,301
AND THAT ALLOWS US
FOR SOME OF THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
475
00:22:50,303 --> 00:22:52,036
THAT WE HAVE ON BOARD.
476
00:22:54,073 --> 00:22:57,508
Narrator:
AND OVER 9.8 MILLION FEET
OF ELECTRICAL CABLING
477
00:22:57,510 --> 00:23:01,612
ALSO PROVIDE ENERGY
FOR THE 4,500 CREW ON BOARD.
478
00:23:01,614 --> 00:23:03,781
Stoecklein:
THE USS GERALD R. FORD
IS A FLOATING CITY,
479
00:23:03,783 --> 00:23:06,283
SO WE HAVE EVERY SERVICE
THAT A CIVILIAN COUNTERPART
480
00:23:06,285 --> 00:23:08,753
OR AN ACTUAL TOWNSHIP THAT
YOU MIGHT LIVE IN MIGHT HAVE.
481
00:23:08,755 --> 00:23:10,721
WE HAVE A POST OFFICE,
WE HAVE GYMS,
482
00:23:10,723 --> 00:23:13,991
WE HAVE A COFFEE SHOP,
WE HAVE LAUNDRY SERVICE.
483
00:23:13,993 --> 00:23:16,861
WE HAVE THAT ON BOARD SO THAT
WE CAN SUSTAIN OURSELVES OUT
484
00:23:16,863 --> 00:23:19,964
FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME
AND REALLY BE EFFECTIVE.
485
00:23:22,969 --> 00:23:26,704
Narrator:
BUT THE CIVILIAN SERVICES ARE
NOT THE SHIP'S MAIN ATTRACTION.
486
00:23:26,706 --> 00:23:29,874
IT IS, AFTER ALL, A WARSHIP.
487
00:23:29,876 --> 00:23:34,412
THIS BRAND-NEW CARRIER CLASS
HAS 17 DECKS.
488
00:23:34,414 --> 00:23:39,383
ITS COLOSSAL FLIGHT DECK
STRETCHES TO FIVE ACRES.
489
00:23:39,385 --> 00:23:41,619
IT BOASTS SUPERSIZED ENGINEERING
490
00:23:41,621 --> 00:23:44,054
DESIGNED TO DEPLOY MORE
AIRCRAFT MISSIONS
491
00:23:44,056 --> 00:23:47,157
THAN EVER BEFORE
IN ANY PART OF THE WORLD.
492
00:23:47,159 --> 00:23:49,293
THE FIRST OF THIS GAME-CHANGING
FLEET
493
00:23:49,295 --> 00:23:52,997
HAS ONLY RECENTLY BEEN
COMMISSIONED INTO THE US NAVY.
494
00:23:52,999 --> 00:23:55,566
USS GERALD R. FORD IS SETTING
THE STANDARD AND SETTING THE BAR
495
00:23:55,568 --> 00:23:57,435
ON THE WAY THAT AIRCRAFT
CARRIERS AROUND THE WORLD
496
00:23:57,437 --> 00:23:58,936
AND THE WAY THAT NAVAL
OPERATIONS ARE GONNA BE
497
00:23:58,938 --> 00:24:01,639
DEALT WITH AND SUSTAINED.
498
00:24:01,641 --> 00:24:03,441
Narrator:
10 RECORD-BREAKING CARRIERS
499
00:24:03,443 --> 00:24:07,144
WILL EVENTUALLY MAKE UP
THE FORD CLASS.
500
00:24:07,146 --> 00:24:09,213
THE SECOND OF WHICH,
THE JOHN F. KENNEDY,
501
00:24:09,215 --> 00:24:11,615
IS CURRENTLY BEING ASSEMBLED.
502
00:24:11,617 --> 00:24:16,420
WHEN COMPLETED, IT WILL BE
WELL OVER 950 FEET LONG,
503
00:24:16,422 --> 00:24:18,088
BUT ITS RUNWAY WILL ONLY BE
504
00:24:18,090 --> 00:24:22,960
AROUND 1/7
OF A NORMAL RUNWAY'S LENGTH.
505
00:24:22,962 --> 00:24:24,995
LAUNCHING
AIRCRAFT IN THIS DISTANCE
506
00:24:24,997 --> 00:24:29,266
POSES A HUGE PROBLEM
FOR ENGINEER GABE SAVA.
507
00:24:29,268 --> 00:24:34,705
Sava:
THE RUNWAY ON THIS CARRIER
IS GONNA BE JUST UNDER 350 FEET.
508
00:24:34,707 --> 00:24:36,073
SO THE GREATEST CHALLENGE
509
00:24:36,075 --> 00:24:39,443
INVOLVED IN LAUNCHING
AN AIRCRAFT FROM A CARRIER
510
00:24:39,445 --> 00:24:42,880
IS THAT YOU ONLY HAVE
A FRACTION OF THE RUNWAY
511
00:24:42,882 --> 00:24:47,451
THAT AN AIRCRAFT TYPICALLY
WOULD NEED IN ORDER TO TAKE OFF.
512
00:24:47,453 --> 00:24:50,821
TO GET THE AIRCRAFT
TO THE ADEQUATE SPEED,
513
00:24:50,823 --> 00:24:53,858
WE HAVE TO USE
A SYSTEM OF LAUNCHING,
514
00:24:53,860 --> 00:24:56,794
WHICH IS A CATAPULT SYSTEM
THAT PROPELS
515
00:24:56,796 --> 00:25:02,233
AND ACCELERATES THE AIRCRAFT
SO THAT IT CAN TAKE OFF.
516
00:25:02,235 --> 00:25:05,569
Narrator:
TO DATE, LAUNCH CATAPULTS
HAVE BEEN STEAM-DRIVEN,
517
00:25:05,571 --> 00:25:08,072
BUT THESE SYSTEMS
LACK ACCELERATION CONTROL
518
00:25:08,074 --> 00:25:11,075
AND WOULD RIP APART
THE FORD CLASS' LIGHTER AIRCRAFT
519
00:25:11,077 --> 00:25:14,445
SUCH AS UNMANNED DRONES.
520
00:25:14,447 --> 00:25:18,215
Sava:
STEAM-POWERED CATAPULTS,
BY THEIR VERY NATURE,
521
00:25:18,217 --> 00:25:22,419
CAN PUT A LOT OF LOADS
OR STRESS ON THE AIRCRAFT.
522
00:25:22,421 --> 00:25:26,357
IN ADDITION, STEAM CATAPULTS
REQUIRE A LOT OF MAINTENANCE.
523
00:25:26,359 --> 00:25:29,260
THERE'S A LOT OF CORROSION
WITHIN THE TROUGHS
524
00:25:29,262 --> 00:25:32,329
BECAUSE THERE'S
A LOT OF MOISTURE.
525
00:25:32,331 --> 00:25:35,633
Narrator:
ENGINEERS NEEDED A WAY
TO GET AIRCRAFT UP TO SPEED
526
00:25:35,635 --> 00:25:38,736
WHILE ALSO PROTECTING
THEIR STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY
527
00:25:38,738 --> 00:25:42,973
AND THAT OF
THE LAUNCHING APPARATUS.
528
00:25:42,975 --> 00:25:44,975
TO DO SO,
THEY WOULD HAVE TO TURN
529
00:25:44,977 --> 00:25:47,077
TO THE INNOVATORS OF THE PAST.
530
00:25:58,858 --> 00:26:04,461
♪
531
00:26:04,463 --> 00:26:07,765
Narrator: ON THE U.S. NAVY'S
MOST ADVANCED WARSHIP EVER,
532
00:26:07,767 --> 00:26:09,133
TRADITIONAL SHIP-TO-AIR
533
00:26:09,135 --> 00:26:11,535
LAUNCH TECHNIQUES
WEREN'T GOING TO CUT IT.
534
00:26:14,073 --> 00:26:16,407
THE TEAM BEHIND THIS
MONSTER VESSEL
535
00:26:16,409 --> 00:26:19,143
NEEDED A WAY TO GET AIRCRAFT UP
TO LAUNCH SPEED
536
00:26:19,145 --> 00:26:22,313
WITH ABOUT 1/7
OF THE TRADITIONAL RUNWAY.
537
00:26:26,152 --> 00:26:27,618
THE FORD CLASS' ENGINEERS
538
00:26:27,620 --> 00:26:30,054
PROPOSED
A GROUNDBREAKING SOLUTION --
539
00:26:30,056 --> 00:26:33,524
CATAPULT POWER GENERATED
BY ELECTROMAGNETICS.
540
00:26:36,162 --> 00:26:39,363
PETTY OFFICER DANIEL RIVERA
IS PART OF THE LAUNCH TEAM
541
00:26:39,365 --> 00:26:42,967
INVOLVED IN THE INITIAL TESTING.
542
00:26:42,969 --> 00:26:45,102
Rivera: WE HAVE TO PERFORM
WHAT'S CALLED DEAD-LOAD TESTING.
543
00:26:45,104 --> 00:26:48,405
A DEAD LOAD IS, ESSENTIALLY,
A BIG PIECE OF METAL ON WHEELS
544
00:26:48,407 --> 00:26:51,008
THAT REPRESENTS
DIFFERENT AIRCRAFT WEIGHTS.
545
00:26:51,010 --> 00:26:53,243
AND PRETTY MUCH,
WE WERE ON THE FLIGHT DECK,
546
00:26:53,245 --> 00:26:54,945
AND WE LAUNCH EACH DEAD LOAD.
547
00:26:54,947 --> 00:26:57,348
THE DEAD LOADS WILL GO
ACTUALLY OFF THE BOAT.
548
00:26:57,350 --> 00:27:00,284
THEY WILL TAKE OFF AND FLY
OVER INTO THE JAMES RIVER.
549
00:27:00,286 --> 00:27:08,225
♪
550
00:27:08,227 --> 00:27:10,995
Narrator:
CONCEALED BELOW THE CATAPULT'S
SHUTTLE AND RAILS,
551
00:27:10,997 --> 00:27:13,430
THE ELECTROMAGNETIC
AIRCRAFT-LAUNCH SYSTEM,
552
00:27:13,432 --> 00:27:14,999
KNOWN AS EMALS,
553
00:27:15,001 --> 00:27:18,902
USES THE SHIP'S POWER TO CREATE
AN ENORMOUS ELECTRICAL CHARGE.
554
00:27:24,010 --> 00:27:27,244
Rivera:
THE SYSTEM USES 13,800 KILOVOLTS
555
00:27:27,246 --> 00:27:28,679
THAT'S BEING GENERATED
FROM THE SHIP
556
00:27:28,681 --> 00:27:30,481
IN ORDER TO POWER THE EQUIPMENT,
557
00:27:30,483 --> 00:27:33,984
AND WITH THAT ENERGY, WE'RE ABLE
TO LAUNCH AN AIRCRAFT ZERO
558
00:27:33,986 --> 00:27:38,022
TO ABOUT 150 MILES PER HOUR
IN JUST UNDER 3 SECONDS.
559
00:27:42,895 --> 00:27:47,231
Narrator:
WITH THE PLANE ON 100% THROTTLE,
THIS HUGE SHOT OF ELECTRICITY
560
00:27:47,233 --> 00:27:49,933
IS RELEASED INTO A SERIES
OF ELECTROMAGNETS
561
00:27:49,935 --> 00:27:52,469
POSITIONED DOWN
TWO LAUNCH RAILS.
562
00:27:52,471 --> 00:27:54,605
A POWERFUL MAGNETIC WAVE PROPELS
563
00:27:54,607 --> 00:27:56,907
THE ATTACHED PLANE
OFF THE RUNWAY.
564
00:27:59,645 --> 00:28:02,579
WITH EMALS, THE POWER THAT WE
PRODUCE DURING EACH AIRCRAFT
565
00:28:02,581 --> 00:28:04,481
LAUNCH IS A LOT MORE CONTROLLED.
566
00:28:04,483 --> 00:28:05,916
SO, FOR THAT REASON,
567
00:28:05,918 --> 00:28:08,152
WE CAN BE ABLE TO LAUNCH
A WIDER RANGE OF AIRCRAFT.
568
00:28:08,154 --> 00:28:09,753
USING COMPUTER SOFTWARE
569
00:28:09,755 --> 00:28:11,822
WHILE THE CATAPULT
IS GOING DOWN THE TRACK,
570
00:28:11,824 --> 00:28:13,691
IT KNOWS HOW MUCH POWER
IS NEEDED
571
00:28:13,693 --> 00:28:15,859
IN ORDER TO GET THAT AIRCRAFT
OFF THE DECK.
572
00:28:18,164 --> 00:28:20,998
Narrator:
BUT SOMETIMES EVEN THE MIGHTY
EMALS CATAPULT
573
00:28:21,000 --> 00:28:25,235
ISN'T ENOUGH TO GET
THE JETS OFF THE DECK.
574
00:28:25,237 --> 00:28:28,405
CHIEF PETTY OFFICER JEREMY
STOECKLEIN HAS EXPERIENCED
575
00:28:28,407 --> 00:28:32,743
THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS
SITUATION FIRSTHAND.
576
00:28:32,745 --> 00:28:34,311
Stoecklein:
THERE ARE TIMES THAT WE'RE OUT
IN THE MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN,
577
00:28:34,313 --> 00:28:36,146
DEPENDING ON WEATHER,
DEPENDING ON WHAT THE AIRCRAFT
578
00:28:36,148 --> 00:28:37,648
NEEDS TO BE LOADED DOWN WITH,
579
00:28:37,650 --> 00:28:40,417
SOMETIMES THAT AIRCRAFT
DOESN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER
580
00:28:40,419 --> 00:28:43,153
ON 100% THROTTLE
TO REACH THAT MINIMUM AIR SPEED,
581
00:28:43,155 --> 00:28:45,689
AND SOMETIMES WE NEED
JUST A LITTLE BIT EXTRA.
582
00:28:45,691 --> 00:28:47,057
Narrator: FOR THE ENGINEERS,
583
00:28:47,059 --> 00:28:50,627
THIS IS A PROBLEM
THAT COULD END IN DISASTER.
584
00:28:50,629 --> 00:28:52,296
Rivera: IF THE AIRCRAFT
DIDN'T HAVE ENOUGH POWER,
585
00:28:52,298 --> 00:28:53,731
IT COULD BE VERY CATASTROPHIC,
586
00:28:53,733 --> 00:28:55,399
BECAUSE THE AIRCRAFT COULD END
UP GOING INTO THE WATER
587
00:28:55,401 --> 00:28:57,434
AND NOT TAKING OFF AT ALL.
588
00:28:57,436 --> 00:29:01,405
Narrator:
SO HOW CAN THESE PHENOMENAL
GETS PRODUCE MORE POWER?
589
00:29:01,407 --> 00:29:04,274
IT'S A CHALLENGE THAT'S BEEN
FACED IN THE PAST.
590
00:29:07,179 --> 00:29:10,481
[ TICKING ]
591
00:29:10,483 --> 00:29:15,619
♪
592
00:29:15,621 --> 00:29:18,288
ENGINEER DAN DICKRELL IS
AT THE PATUXENT RIVER
593
00:29:18,290 --> 00:29:20,057
NAVAL AIR BASE IN MARYLAND,
594
00:29:20,059 --> 00:29:22,359
THE SITE OF
AN EXTRAORDINARY INNOVATION
595
00:29:22,361 --> 00:29:25,562
THAT COULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION
FOR THE FORD CLASS.
596
00:29:28,601 --> 00:29:30,200
Dickrell:
THIS IS A T-38 TALON.
597
00:29:30,202 --> 00:29:32,136
IT'S A TWO-SEAT TRAINER.
598
00:29:32,138 --> 00:29:35,739
IT'S POWERED BY TWO
GENERAL ELECTRIC J85 ENGINES.
599
00:29:35,741 --> 00:29:38,208
TOP SPEED'S OVER
1,200 MILES PER HOUR,
600
00:29:38,210 --> 00:29:41,645
WHICH IS SUPERSONIC,
FASTER THAN THE SPEED OF SOUND.
601
00:29:41,647 --> 00:29:44,848
Narrator:
TODAY, THE T-38 IS ENTERING
THE HUSH HOUSE,
602
00:29:44,850 --> 00:29:47,851
A SECRETIVE TEST FACILITY
WHERE ENGINEERS CAN SEE
603
00:29:47,853 --> 00:29:51,855
HOW JET ENGINES
PERFORM UP CLOSE.
604
00:29:51,857 --> 00:29:54,625
Dickrell: ALL RIGHT,
SO THE T-38's TIED DOWN.
605
00:29:54,627 --> 00:29:56,426
THE TEST IS ABOUT TO BEGIN.
606
00:29:56,428 --> 00:29:58,162
LET'S DO IT.
607
00:30:00,299 --> 00:30:03,467
Narrator: WITH SPECIAL CLEARANCE
JUST FEET FROM THE ENGINE,
608
00:30:03,469 --> 00:30:06,470
DAN IS WITNESSING A TEST
THAT WILL REVEAL ONE OF THE KEYS
609
00:30:06,472 --> 00:30:10,207
TO A SUCCESSFUL
AIRCRAFT-CARRIER LAUNCH.
610
00:30:10,209 --> 00:30:12,776
HERE WE GO.
TEST IS BEGINNING.
611
00:30:12,778 --> 00:30:15,078
[ ENGINE REVVING ]
PRETTY EXCITED.
612
00:30:15,080 --> 00:30:16,480
YOU CAN HEAR IT FUELING UP.
613
00:30:24,657 --> 00:30:26,456
[ FUEL IGNITES ]
614
00:30:40,239 --> 00:30:42,139
Narrator:
THIS INCREDIBLE SIGHT IS CREATED
615
00:30:42,141 --> 00:30:44,675
BY WHAT'S KNOWN
AS AN AFTERBURNER.
616
00:30:48,714 --> 00:30:51,281
IT'S THE SECRET TO PRODUCING
THE THRUST REQUIRED
617
00:30:51,283 --> 00:30:53,250
BY THE FORD CLASS' JETS.
618
00:30:53,252 --> 00:30:59,189
♪
619
00:30:59,191 --> 00:31:03,160
IT WAS INVENTED OVER 85 YEARS
AGO BY SIR FRANK WHITTLE,
620
00:31:03,162 --> 00:31:05,896
ONE OF THE FOREFATHERS
OF THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE.
621
00:31:08,601 --> 00:31:11,134
Reporter:
A METEOR JET PLANE IS READY
FOR AN UNOFFICIAL APPROACH
622
00:31:11,136 --> 00:31:13,036
TO THE SOUND BARRIER.
623
00:31:13,038 --> 00:31:15,439
Narrator: DURING THE 1940s,
THE RACE WAS ON,
624
00:31:15,441 --> 00:31:17,608
NOT ONLY TO BREAK
THE SOUND BARRIER,
625
00:31:17,610 --> 00:31:20,911
BUT ALSO TO REACH
1,000 MILES PER HOUR.
626
00:31:20,913 --> 00:31:22,880
JET ENGINES NEEDED MORE POWER,
627
00:31:22,882 --> 00:31:25,415
BUT MAKING THEM BIGGER
WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION.
628
00:31:25,417 --> 00:31:29,419
SO WHITTLE DEVISED HIS RADICAL
SOLUTION, THE AFTERBURNER.
629
00:31:29,421 --> 00:31:31,755
SEE, IT'S RIGHT HERE ON THE BACK
OF THE ENGINE.
630
00:31:31,757 --> 00:31:33,724
IT VASTLY INCREASES THE AMOUNT
OF THRUST
631
00:31:33,726 --> 00:31:35,225
THAT'S AVAILABLE TO THE ENGINE
632
00:31:35,227 --> 00:31:39,329
WITHOUT ADDING MUCH WEIGHT OR
COMPLEXITY TO THE ENGINE ITSELF.
633
00:31:39,331 --> 00:31:42,466
Narrator:
WITH MINIMAL ADJUSTMENTS,
WHITTLE FIGURED OUT HOW TO
634
00:31:42,468 --> 00:31:45,869
DRAMATICALLY OUTPERFORM
THE STANDARD JET ENGINE,
635
00:31:45,871 --> 00:31:49,172
AND HIS INGENIOUS MODIFICATION
HOLDS THE KEY
636
00:31:49,174 --> 00:31:51,008
TO GETTING AIRCRAFT
FROM THE DECK
637
00:31:51,010 --> 00:31:54,378
OF A FORD-CLASS
AIRCRAFT CARRIER TO THE SKIES.
638
00:32:06,358 --> 00:32:11,929
♪
639
00:32:11,931 --> 00:32:15,198
Narrator: WHEN ENGINEERS BEHIND
THE FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER
640
00:32:15,200 --> 00:32:17,634
NEEDED TO GET AIRCRAFT
FROM DECK TO AIR
641
00:32:17,636 --> 00:32:20,370
USING ABOUT 1/7
OF THE RUNWAY SPACE,
642
00:32:20,372 --> 00:32:23,674
THE ANSWER WAS THRUST,
AND THEY TURNED TO SIR FRANK
643
00:32:23,676 --> 00:32:29,413
WHITTLE'S HISTORIC INNOVATION
TO PROVIDE IT.
644
00:32:29,415 --> 00:32:32,683
A STANDARD JET ENGINE
TAKES AIR IN, ADDS FUEL,
645
00:32:32,685 --> 00:32:36,553
AND IGNITES THE MIXTURE,
PROPELLING THE AIRCRAFT FORWARD.
646
00:32:36,555 --> 00:32:39,489
WHITTLE REALIZED MUCH OF
THE OXYGEN WAS UNUSED,
647
00:32:39,491 --> 00:32:42,192
SO HE ADDED MORE FUEL
AT THE REAR OF THE ENGINE
648
00:32:42,194 --> 00:32:45,429
TO UTILIZE IT.
649
00:32:45,431 --> 00:32:49,599
THIS CREATES A MASSIVE AMOUNT
OF EXTRA THRUST.
650
00:32:49,601 --> 00:32:51,001
Dickrell:
WHEN YOU'RE DESIGNING SOMETHING,
651
00:32:51,003 --> 00:32:52,836
THE SIMPLER IS
USUALLY THE BETTER,
652
00:32:52,838 --> 00:32:55,572
AND WHITTLE'S SOLUTION
IS AMAZINGLY SIMPLE
653
00:32:55,574 --> 00:32:58,342
YET ITS PERFORMANCE
INCREASE IS BRILLIANT.
654
00:33:02,281 --> 00:33:05,048
Narrator: TO FULLY APPRECIATE
THE AFTERBURN EXPERIENCE,
655
00:33:05,050 --> 00:33:07,150
AND AIR-FORCE VETERAN,
BUD GREEN,
656
00:33:07,152 --> 00:33:11,154
IS REACQUAINTING HIMSELF
WITH THE F-100,
657
00:33:11,156 --> 00:33:15,692
THE FIRST US JET
TO FLY SUPERSONIC.
658
00:33:15,694 --> 00:33:19,329
ZERO TO 62 MILES PER HOUR
TAKES JUST SECONDS.
659
00:33:21,633 --> 00:33:25,202
Green: OH.
660
00:33:25,204 --> 00:33:28,839
Narrator:
AT TOP SPEED, IT SMASHES
THROUGH THE SOUND BARRIER.
661
00:33:33,178 --> 00:33:36,079
COURTESY OF A STAGGERING
PIECE OF ENGINEERING.
662
00:33:44,256 --> 00:33:45,922
[ LAUGHS ]
663
00:33:49,161 --> 00:33:51,228
WE WERE GOING ABOUT
320 OR SOMETHING LIKE
THAT WHEN HE LIT IT,
664
00:33:51,230 --> 00:33:53,897
AND YOU CAN REALLY
FEEL THE KICK.
665
00:33:53,899 --> 00:33:55,999
JUST, ALL OF A SUDDEN,
YOU'VE GOT A WHOLE BUNCH
666
00:33:56,001 --> 00:33:57,734
OF ADDITIONAL THRUST,
667
00:33:57,736 --> 00:33:59,603
AND IT JUST KNOCKS YOU
ON THE REAR END.
668
00:33:59,605 --> 00:34:00,704
IT WAS FUN.
669
00:34:00,706 --> 00:34:02,005
DOES REALLY KICK.
670
00:34:02,007 --> 00:34:03,740
UNBELIEVABLE.
671
00:34:05,978 --> 00:34:08,612
[ TICKING ]
672
00:34:11,617 --> 00:34:14,384
Narrator:
WHITTLE'S AFTERBURNER CONCEPT
CHANGED THE GAME
673
00:34:14,386 --> 00:34:18,221
FOR FORD CLASS' JETS.
674
00:34:18,223 --> 00:34:20,590
Stoecklein:
THE ABILITY OF THE AIRCRAFT
TO HAVE THIS AFTERBURNER OPTION
675
00:34:20,592 --> 00:34:22,125
INCREASES OUR FLEXIBILITY
676
00:34:22,127 --> 00:34:25,195
AND ALLOWS US TO GO UP IN WEIGHT
WITH THAT EXTRA BOOST OF ENERGY
677
00:34:25,197 --> 00:34:26,997
THAT WILL ALLOW US TO REACH
THAT MINIMUM AIR SPEED
678
00:34:26,999 --> 00:34:29,499
SO WE CAN CARRY
MORE ORDINANCE, MORE FUEL,
679
00:34:29,501 --> 00:34:31,802
ANYTHING THAT WE NEED
TO COMPLETE OUR MISSION.
680
00:34:31,804 --> 00:34:37,307
♪
681
00:34:37,309 --> 00:34:39,443
Narrator:
LAUNCHING OVER 200 JETS A DAY
682
00:34:39,445 --> 00:34:41,778
IS AN INCREDIBLE FEAT
OF ENGINEERING,
683
00:34:41,780 --> 00:34:44,881
BUT IT'S ONLY
HALF THE STORY.
684
00:34:44,883 --> 00:34:47,417
BRINGING THEM HOME
IS EVEN HARDER.
685
00:34:49,455 --> 00:34:51,154
Sava: LANDING AN AIRCRAFT
IS DEFINITELY
686
00:34:51,156 --> 00:34:53,356
ONE OF THE MOST
DANGEROUS ACTIVITIES
687
00:34:53,358 --> 00:34:56,259
THAT YOU DO
ON THE FLIGHT DECK.
688
00:34:56,261 --> 00:34:58,028
Narrator: SOMEHOW,
THE JETS HAVE TO STOP
689
00:34:58,030 --> 00:35:00,864
IN JUST 1/7
OF A NORMAL RUNWAY'S LENGTH
690
00:35:00,866 --> 00:35:04,034
OR THEY'LL END UP
IN THE WATER.
691
00:35:04,036 --> 00:35:07,270
CAN A BOLD PIONEER
FROM THE PAST PROVIDE A SOLUTION
692
00:35:07,272 --> 00:35:10,140
TO THIS SEEMINGLY
IMPOSSIBLE CHALLENGE?
693
00:35:13,011 --> 00:35:16,279
[ TICKING ]
694
00:35:16,281 --> 00:35:21,351
♪
695
00:35:21,353 --> 00:35:22,819
IT MAY BE HARD TO BELIEVE,
696
00:35:22,821 --> 00:35:25,622
BUT THIS BEAUTIFUL BIPLANE
COULD HOLD THE KEY
697
00:35:25,624 --> 00:35:27,924
TO LANDING
ON THE FORD-CLASS CARRIERS.
698
00:35:27,926 --> 00:35:31,361
[ PROPELLER HUMS ]
699
00:35:31,363 --> 00:35:35,065
ENGINEER DAN DICKRELL
IS IN VIRGINIA, DISCOVERING HOW.
700
00:35:38,504 --> 00:35:41,404
SO, THAT MOTORLESS AIRPLANE
THAT JUST TOOK OFF
701
00:35:41,406 --> 00:35:43,273
IS THE ELY CURTISS PUSHER.
702
00:35:43,275 --> 00:35:46,443
EVEN THOUGH THAT'S A REPLICA,
IT WAS BUILT IN 1910,
703
00:35:46,445 --> 00:35:50,380
AND IT FIRST FLEW IN 1911.
704
00:35:50,382 --> 00:35:52,282
Narrator:
THE CURTISS PUSHER IS UNIQUE
705
00:35:52,284 --> 00:35:55,952
BECAUSE IT WAS THE FIRST PLANE
TO TAKE OFF FROM A WARSHIP,
706
00:35:55,954 --> 00:35:59,556
BUT AMERICAN EUGENE ELY
WASN'T SATISFIED.
707
00:35:59,558 --> 00:36:02,592
HE ALSO WANTED TO LAND
HIS PLANE ON A SHIP.
708
00:36:04,696 --> 00:36:10,300
HOWEVER, HE ONLY HAD
120 FEET TO WORK WITH,
709
00:36:10,302 --> 00:36:15,238
A PROBLEM DEMONSTRATED AS
TODAY'S FLIGHT DRAWS TO A CLOSE.
710
00:36:15,240 --> 00:36:16,606
Dickrell:
WHEN THE BIPLANE LANDED,
711
00:36:16,608 --> 00:36:18,608
IT FIRST TOUCHED DOWN
RIGHT ABOUT HERE,
712
00:36:18,610 --> 00:36:20,110
AND IT COASTED TO A STOP.
713
00:36:20,112 --> 00:36:22,112
I'M GONNA PACE IT OFF AND SEE
HOW FAR IT TOOK
714
00:36:22,114 --> 00:36:24,147
TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP.
715
00:36:25,317 --> 00:36:27,884
Narrator: IF THIS PLANE WAS
LANDING ON ELY'S SHIP,
716
00:36:27,886 --> 00:36:33,857
ANYTHING OVER 120 FEET
WOULD'VE ENDED IN DISASTER.
717
00:36:33,859 --> 00:36:35,625
ALL RIGHT, HERE.
HEY, BOOM, HOW'S IT GOING?
718
00:36:35,627 --> 00:36:37,360
-HOW YOU DOING?
-TERRIFIC. HOW MUCH WAS IT?
719
00:36:37,362 --> 00:36:39,596
IT WAS 275 FEET.
720
00:36:39,598 --> 00:36:41,064
UGH.
IT WOULD'VE SMACKED PROBABLY
721
00:36:41,066 --> 00:36:43,567
RIGHT INTO THE SUPERSTRUCTURE
OF THE SHIP IN THAT CASE,
722
00:36:43,569 --> 00:36:46,102
OR OVER THE SIDE IF THERE
WASN'T A SUPERSTRUCTURE.
723
00:36:48,740 --> 00:36:51,942
Narrator:
BUT ELY HAD THE HELP OF ENGINEER
HUGH ROBINSON,
724
00:36:51,944 --> 00:36:54,511
WHO CAME UP WITH AN IDEA
TO BRING HIS AIRCRAFT
725
00:36:54,513 --> 00:36:56,112
SAFELY TO A HALT.
726
00:36:56,114 --> 00:37:00,483
IT'S A SOLUTION THAT COULD HELP
THE FORD CLASS.
727
00:37:00,485 --> 00:37:02,586
ROBINSON CAME UP
WITH ARRESTING GEAR.
728
00:37:02,588 --> 00:37:04,054
THIS WAS A SYSTEM
THAT WAS DESIGNED
729
00:37:04,056 --> 00:37:05,755
TO BRING THE PLANE TO A STOP.
730
00:37:05,757 --> 00:37:09,492
IT WAS A LITTLE MORE
THAN ROPE AND SANDBAGS.
731
00:37:09,494 --> 00:37:12,162
Narrator:
ROBINSON TIED THE ROPE
BETWEEN THE SANDBAGS
732
00:37:12,164 --> 00:37:14,064
ACROSS THE SHIP'S DECK.
733
00:37:14,066 --> 00:37:17,000
THE PLAN WAS TO TRANSFER
THE LANDING PLANE'S MOMENTUM
734
00:37:17,002 --> 00:37:19,936
INTO THE HEAVY BAGS
BY ADDING A TAILHOOK
735
00:37:19,938 --> 00:37:23,039
THAT WOULD SNAG THE ROPE
AS THE PLANE PASSED OVER IT.
736
00:37:26,678 --> 00:37:29,913
AND IN 1911, THIS SIMPLE
SOLUTION BROUGHT
737
00:37:29,915 --> 00:37:33,750
ELY'S PLANE SAFELY
TO A STANDSTILL IN JUST 30 FEET
738
00:37:33,752 --> 00:37:35,885
ON BOARD
THE CONVERTED WARSHIP.
739
00:37:38,323 --> 00:37:40,690
THAT PARTICULAR INNOVATION
WAS THE EXAMPLE
740
00:37:40,692 --> 00:37:44,194
THAT LANDING AIRCRAFT
ON SHIPS WAS POSSIBLE.
741
00:37:44,196 --> 00:37:46,529
IT REALLY PAVED THE WAY
FOR WHAT WE SEE TODAY.
742
00:37:49,935 --> 00:37:52,669
[ TICKING ]
743
00:37:53,639 --> 00:37:58,675
♪
744
00:37:58,677 --> 00:38:00,677
Narrator:
NOW THE FORD CLASS' ENGINEERS
745
00:38:00,679 --> 00:38:03,980
ARE ADAPTING ROBINSON'S
INGENIOUS CONCEPT.
746
00:38:06,018 --> 00:38:10,887
BUT AT 65 TIMES HEAVIER
AND 4 TIMES FASTER,
747
00:38:10,889 --> 00:38:14,457
THEIR JETS WILL REQUIRE
MORE THAN ROPE AND SANDBAGS.
748
00:38:14,459 --> 00:38:19,562
♪
749
00:38:19,564 --> 00:38:22,766
THE TEAM BEHIND THE FORD CLASS
WILL HAVE TO SUPERSIZE
750
00:38:22,768 --> 00:38:25,535
THE INNOVATIVE
CONCEPT OF ARRESTING GEAR
751
00:38:25,537 --> 00:38:27,637
TO BRING
THE CARRIER'S NAVY AIRCRAFT
752
00:38:27,639 --> 00:38:33,677
SAFELY BACK DOWN TO EARTH.
753
00:38:42,020 --> 00:38:47,390
♪
754
00:38:47,392 --> 00:38:49,592
Narrator: WITH LITTLE
DECK SPACE TO LAND ON,
755
00:38:49,594 --> 00:38:53,229
THE ENGINEERS DESIGNING
THE FORD-CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER
756
00:38:53,231 --> 00:38:57,167
NEEDED A WAY TO STOP DESCENDING
AIRCRAFT IN THEIR TRACKS.
757
00:38:59,938 --> 00:39:02,372
THE SOLUTION IS
A CUTTING-EDGE SYSTEM
758
00:39:02,374 --> 00:39:06,509
KNOWN AS
ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR.
759
00:39:06,511 --> 00:39:09,179
Sava: THE CURRENT
ADVANCED-ARRESTING-GEAR SYSTEM
760
00:39:09,181 --> 00:39:13,717
ON THE FORD CAN ARREST AIRCRAFT
UP TO 50,000 POUNDS.
761
00:39:13,719 --> 00:39:17,420
IN ORDER TO DO THIS,
IT HAS TO HAVE PRECISE CONTROLS
762
00:39:17,422 --> 00:39:20,323
SO THAT YOU DON'T OVERSTRESS
THE AIRCRAFT.
763
00:39:20,325 --> 00:39:22,092
AS THE AIRCRAFT APPROACHES,
764
00:39:22,094 --> 00:39:26,329
IT PICKS UP THE PENDANT
OFF THE DECK.
765
00:39:26,331 --> 00:39:31,701
THE CABLE TENSION THEN GOES
THROUGH A CABLE SHOCK ABSORBER.
766
00:39:31,703 --> 00:39:36,339
THE SHOCK ABSORBER TAKES OUT
THE WAVE IN THE CABLE.
767
00:39:36,341 --> 00:39:39,109
IT'S KIND OF LIKE CAR SHOCKS.
768
00:39:39,111 --> 00:39:44,180
THEN THE BRAKING POWER
IS PROVIDED BY A WATER TWISTER.
769
00:39:48,019 --> 00:39:49,919
Narrator: SITUATED BELOW DECK,
770
00:39:49,921 --> 00:39:53,823
THE WATER TWISTER IS A PADDLE
WHEEL SUBMERGED IN FLUID.
771
00:39:53,825 --> 00:39:56,526
ITS ROTATION PROVIDES
FRICTIONAL RESISTANCE,
772
00:39:56,528 --> 00:40:01,698
ABSORBING AROUND 2/3
OF THE LANDING'S ENERGY.
773
00:40:01,700 --> 00:40:07,203
Sava:
THE REMAINDER OF THE ARRESTMENT
IS CONTROLLED PRECISELY
774
00:40:07,205 --> 00:40:11,508
BY A MOTOR GENERATOR
THAT TAKES THAT KINETIC ENERGY
775
00:40:11,510 --> 00:40:14,310
AND TURNS IT INTO
ELECTRICAL ENERGY
776
00:40:14,312 --> 00:40:21,484
THAT IS THEN STORED
FOR LATER USES ON AAG.
777
00:40:21,486 --> 00:40:25,422
Narrator:
THE ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR
IS ALSO INCREDIBLY ADAPTABLE.
778
00:40:25,424 --> 00:40:29,259
DURING A TWO-SECOND LANDING,
COMPUTER CONTROLS CONTINUALLY
779
00:40:29,261 --> 00:40:32,629
ADJUST THE GEAR ACCORDING
TO THE AIRCRAFT'S WEIGHT.
780
00:40:32,631 --> 00:40:35,732
IN OTHER WORDS,
I CAN ARREST LIGHTER AIRCRAFT
781
00:40:35,734 --> 00:40:38,635
THAN I WOULD'VE BEEN ABLE TO
WITH MY OLD SYSTEM
782
00:40:38,637 --> 00:40:40,336
OR HEAVIER AIRCRAFT
783
00:40:40,338 --> 00:40:45,008
BECAUSE I HAVE THE ABILITY TO
ACTIVELY CONTROL THE ARRESTMENT.
784
00:40:45,010 --> 00:40:50,447
THIS SYSTEM ALSO ACTIVELY
COMPENSATES FOR THE AIRCRAFT
785
00:40:50,449 --> 00:40:54,551
BEING POTENTIALLY OFF-CENTER
OR OFF-TARGET,
786
00:40:54,553 --> 00:40:59,289
AND IT IS ABLE TO CONTROL
THE PAYOUT OF CABLE
787
00:40:59,291 --> 00:41:03,193
IN ORDER TO REDUCE THE AMOUNT
OF STRESS ON THE AIRCRAFT
788
00:41:03,195 --> 00:41:05,762
AND LAND IT SAFELY.
789
00:41:05,764 --> 00:41:08,798
Narrator:
BRILLIANT ENGINEERING IS TAKING
ANOTHER OF HISTORY'S
790
00:41:08,800 --> 00:41:12,402
INSPIRED INNOVATIONS
INTO THE 21st CENTURY.
791
00:41:12,404 --> 00:41:20,477
♪
792
00:41:20,479 --> 00:41:24,314
FOR THOSE WHO SERVE ON BOARD,
THE FORD CLASS IS UNDOUBTEDLY
793
00:41:24,316 --> 00:41:27,917
TAKING AIRCRAFT-CARRIER DESIGN
TO NEW HEIGHTS.
794
00:41:32,757 --> 00:41:35,792
Stoecklein: THE FACT THAT
A 17-DECK, 4.5-ACRE,
795
00:41:35,794 --> 00:41:37,927
100,000-TON IN-WEIGHT SHIP
796
00:41:37,929 --> 00:41:42,198
CAN BE IN SERVICE FOR 50 YEARS
IS JUST AN INCREDIBLE THOUGHT.
797
00:41:42,200 --> 00:41:43,933
Narrator: THROUGH
THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS
798
00:41:43,935 --> 00:41:46,169
OF ITS DESIGNERS AND CREW,
799
00:41:46,171 --> 00:41:50,907
THIS AMBITIOUS CLASS IS CHANGING
THE FACE OF MARINE ENGINEERING.
800
00:41:50,909 --> 00:41:53,476
Hummel:
FOR ME, IT'S A TREMENDOUS HONOR
TO BE PART OF THE TEAM
801
00:41:53,478 --> 00:41:58,014
COMING TOGETHER TO PUT TOGETHER
THIS GREAT NAVY SHIP.
802
00:41:58,016 --> 00:42:01,684
Narrator:
BY BUILDING ON THE WORK OF THE
PIONEERS OF THE PAST,
803
00:42:01,686 --> 00:42:06,756
UPSCALING, AND MAKING
THEIR OWN DISCOVERIES,
804
00:42:06,758 --> 00:42:08,791
THE ENGINEERS ARE SUCCEEDING
805
00:42:08,793 --> 00:42:12,695
IN MAKING THE IMPOSSIBLE
POSSIBLE.
806
00:42:12,697 --> 00:42:14,497
WHERE WE GO FROM HERE --
REALLY, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT,
807
00:42:14,499 --> 00:42:16,432
Stoecklein: AND I THINK
USS GERALD R. FORD SHOWS
808
00:42:16,434 --> 00:42:19,502
THAT IMPOSSIBLE ENGINEERING
IS NOT SO IMPOSSIBLE.
71531
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