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China’s new EV-based catapult can fire a 30-ton plane in 2.1 seconds
To stop a plane, the flywheel’s spin is reversed without needing additional gear. According to their paper, Ye’s team has successfully constructed a prototype of a catapult that has been ...
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China’s electric car scientists create powerful electromagnetic catapult for aircraft carriers
Once the plane is secured on the catapult ... according to their paper. The scientists claim this new catapult can send big fixed-wing planes skyward in just 100 metres - a feat within reach ...