Did you hear his entire steam versus electromagnetic catapults with a senior officer from the Ronald Reagan?
Trump had his stupidity on full display. And, apparently, Trump thinks that steam catapults are better than electromagnetic. The reason they switched? Less wear and tear on the ship.
-------------------------------- and TRUMP thinks its a bad idea to get rid of steam catapult . Just his OPINION at this time . Until he gets ready to have the newer type catapults removed which he might do next weekend BSailor .
Hate to tell you Piss Moron, but you can't just remove a catapult system from a carrier, nor can you just convert it from electromagnetic to steam. The 2 systems are way different, and because of their size, they take up a great deal of space as well as are part of the structural integrity of the ship.
I actually watched a documentary on how they built the new carrier, and not only is the electromagnetic catapult able to be dialed in more accurately, but they also cause a lot less wear and tear on the ship. I remember that when I was stationed with VFA-131 Wildcats (FA-18 outfit), our ships office was close to where the cat ran, and every time they launched, you would hear a loud shriek, followed by a loud thump of the piston hitting the water break. Loud as hell, and a bit if a pain when flight ops were hot and heavy.
Based on what I saw on the documentary, as well as hearing what the launch crew had to say about it, electromagnetic is much better than steam.