The USA conducted shock tests of an aircraft carrier for the first time since 1987

In the USA, the next tests of the aircraft carrier Gerald Ford (CVN-78) were carried out. This is the first aircraft carrier of a new class in the US Navy.

The Pentagon reports that the next tests were related to checking the stability of the ship in the event of strong sea waves as a result of probable hostilities. For this, an explosion was carried out near the aircraft carrier.

From the report:

The explosive device was fired to simulate aspects of real-world combat conditions. We tested how effectively a warship can withstand such a blow.

It is noted that such tests have confirmed the high impact strength of the aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford.

The epicenter of the explosion was about 350 meters from the American aircraft carrier.

In the official account of the battleship on social networks, a statement appeared on behalf of the commander of the aircraft carrier. The statement states that the ship is “capable of continuing its mission at the forefront using combat aviation».

At the same time, the published photos show that at the time of the tests, there was no aircraft on the deck of "Gerald Ford".

The US Navy notes that shock tests with an aircraft carrier were carried out for the first time since 1987. During the tests, special sensors made it possible to determine the degree of vibration from the explosion. It was noted that the degree of vibration on the battleship Gerald Ford is "acceptable." The power of the explosion is not reported, although, judging by the photo, it was considerable.

Comments

[rocket757]

Normal tests ... all for an adult.

[Krasnoyarsk]

Quote: rocket757

Normal tests ... all for an adult.

And how the inhabitants of the sea rejoice at this explosion, you cannot even imagine.

[rocket757]

Quote: Krasnoyarsk

Quote: rocket757

Normal tests ... all for an adult.

And how the inhabitants of the sea rejoice at this explosion, you cannot even imagine.

Yes, there was a desire to emphasize this point ... it makes no sense, conservationists will not run over the minke whales, and you cannot help the fish / octopuses. Although, after all, they could have done this in the place of great depths, far from the coast, this is logical ... there are not so many living creatures there.

[Photon]

Actually, you could just count. Or is there no one to count? In case of emergency, put sensors. But, probably, one of the naval amerikosov has not yet emerged from childhood. I wanted to see how it gurgles

[Vadim Zhivov]

Of course, for an adult ... Only missed by only some 350 meters ... Mazils ...

[rocket757]

Quote: VadimLives

Of course, for an adult ... Only missed by only some 350 meters ... Mazils ...

This is normal. There are strength tests when it DOES NOT FLY!
There is a check \ test \ training, when it flew! But then, everything is limited, carefully, the risk is too great, the consequences are not predictable.

[NIKN]

And such tests were carried out.

[Alanart]

Straight eye delight. The century would have watched;))

[xorek]

Quote: VadimLives

Of course, for an adult ... Only missed by only some 350 meters ... Mazils ...

Ours will not miss ... There are funds!

[Starover_Z]

Quote: VadimLives

Of course, for an adult ... Only missed by only some 350 meters ... Mazils ...

And why didn't the top agree? Our flyers, I think, would gladly undertake to test both our missiles and their aircraft carrier for impact resistance.

[Rushnairfors]

Starover you are a flyer ???? If not, then it's better not to speak for others.

[knn54]

On 21 mats in 1984, the Soviet nuclear submarine, when ascending with the propeller, made a hole in the aircraft carrier about 4m2 below the waterline.
And nothing, calmly came under its own power.

[rocket757]

Whoever is lucky, designed.
For some, a torpedo is not enough, and for some, a meeting with a dry cargo / livestock carrier was enough.

[mvg]

ascent, the propeller made a hole in the aircraft carrier

Floated up "tail" forward? Well yes..

[Cat Alexandrovich]

I agree, normal. Only, in my opinion, it is necessary to do this with all their ships, more often. And detonate bombs more and closer.

[vadim dok]

Admiral Kuznetsov will be repaired, and the same test should be carried out right there!

[dedusik]

Military sources report damage sustained by a US aircraft carrier during a test explosion.

A test explosion near the USS Gerald R. Ford, as part of a stress test, could have damaged the aircraft carrier. Such information appeared in foreign and Russian media. According to the data presented, the aircraft carrier could have received some damage as a result of a water hammer, since the explosion turned out to be so powerful that, in fact, comparable to the size of the aircraft carrier itself.

[bk0010]

For an adult it would be 200 kT at 50 meters. For a complete identity, so to speak.

[antivirus]

and there are no screams from the greenpeace - the fish was jammed and the penguins were threatened. though far from Antarctica.
but this explosion - who needs an explosion.

[rocket757]

So they, go, scare off sound devices around ... the last jellyfish faded away!

[nnm]

One thing I did not understand - what kind of load did the case experience and what is this value comparable to?

[rocket757]

Here you need a specialist's answer ...
So, I remembered that for ships the most dangerous explosion is under the keel ... it used to break the smaller ones into pieces.

[nnm]

Understand. I also write that without knowing the data on the value of kg / s per unit area, it makes little sense to discuss how effective or purely populist these tests were.

[rocket757]

The picture is spectacular, and then who knows, it's really a test or a PR move.
Now it happens that way.

[517]

Quote: rocket757

The picture is spectacular, but who knows, this is a real test

really

Quote: rocket757

PR move.
Now it happens that way.

they have those who are trying to go to the matmodel
but the Navy is still giving them on the handles (in the sense of beating)

[rocket757]

Everything must be carefully calculated, checked and .... natural checks are still needed, everyone needs confidence and not everyone absolutely trusts the designers !!! Natural testing instills confidence in more than many.

[517]

Quote: rocket757

Here you need a specialist's answer ...

he won't say anything
(with numbers)
for security reasons

[517]

Quote: nnm

One thing I did not understand - what kind of load did the case experience and what is this value comparable to?

These amers are classified.
There are our estimates, but not public ones.

[The leader of the Redskins]

Test. Serious and, I think, necessary tests.

[Lech from Android.]

We need tests that would result in the sinking of a US aircraft carrier, or at least incapacitating it indefinitely.
So far, from this test, it can be concluded that a direct hit to the deck or power plant is necessary to disable such a ship.

[aurus]

Is this at the request of our developers Zircons, Poseidons, Granites, Malachites and other assassins of aircraft carriers?

[Bashkirkhan]

Quote: Aurus

Zircons, Poseidons, Granites, Malachites and other assassins of aircraft carriers?

And how many aircraft carriers have they already killed? I don’t know a single one.

[Lech from Android.]

Pray that it hasn't happened yet.

[Bashkirkhan]

Quote: Lech from Android.

it hasn't happened yet

Since it did not happen, it is incorrect to call it "aircraft carrier killers". This is the meaning of my comment.

[Charik]

How many articles about these missiles were there, so many aviks and sunk

[vadim dok]

No, this is for your FUTURE aircraft carriers

[bk0010]

Quote: Aurus

Is this at the request of our developers Zircons, Poseidons, Granites, Malachites and other assassins of aircraft carriers?

Americans are tightly secreting the results of these tests.

[Crimean partisan 1974]

At the same time, the published photos show that at the time of the tests, there was no aircraft on the deck of "Gerald Ford".

...... right, otherwise, judging by the explosion, it would be "Gone with the Wind"

[prior]

It's a pity we missed 350 meters ...

[Marachuh]

The weak point of an aircraft carrier is its air wing! It is enough to light the aircraft on the deck and there will be no one to take off. And there is also a storage facility for fuel and ammunition.

[rotmistr60]

It's enough to light the planes on deck

For this they have an emergency team. Judging by the footage, the chronicles of the 2nd MV and the times of the "cold" (crash during landing ...) act quickly.
About the tests. Perhaps you can test the stability by an explosion at a distance of almost 2 cables, but something suggests that the result will not be entirely correct and not comparable to a real strong storm.

[Marachuh]

Are you seriously comparing piston aircraft 100 years ago with modern jet aircraft? So only in terms of fuel, the volumes are multiply different, and the ammunition. Emergency stories on deck show that even isolated fires lead to serious consequences!

[rotmistr60]

I specifically wrote

and times of "cold" (crash landing ...)

As you can imagine, there was already jet aircraft.

[Marachuh]

The fire at the Forrestal strike aircraft carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin in the 1967 year is considered the largest disaster. This is the largest tragedy in the modern history of the US Navy. 134 people died in the fire, another 161 sailor was injured and burned.

The fire would have been caused by the spontaneous launch of the 27-mm Zuni unguided rocket, which fell off the Skyhaw attack aircraft pylon and crashed into fully loaded and equipped for take-off aircraft. 17-hour fire swept six decks of the ship, nine bombs detonated on the flight deck. The ship and its air wing completely lost their combat effectiveness, the 21 burned plane was thrown overboard.

[Charik]

dead john mclane - fired up Avik, I don't remember exactly, but there was not very much in my opinion, and the trouble was.

[lucul]

For this they have an emergency team. Judging by the footage, the chronicles of the 2nd MV and the times of the "cold" (crash during landing ...) act quickly.

Seriously ?)))
Google how the late John McCain nearly burned his aircraft carrier)))

[rotmistr60]

Perfectly aware of this without Google. Just do not understand what you have led this example to? The aircraft carrier sank, went on board ...?

[lucul]

Just do not understand what you have led this example to? The aircraft carrier sank, went on board ...?

Financial implications)))

[Sergey Kulikov_3]

A pitiful parody of the sudden tests conducted by McCain, so he knew how to test American technology, it is a pity that he did not leave the successors of his work.

[Prisoner]

Why not jerk on deck? Check so check.

[tralflot1832]

During World War II, if the Americans put a bomb 350 meters away from a Japanese aircraft carrier, the Japanese did not even notice it and continued to carry out the task. The aircraft carrier remained afloat. It means that our missilemen need to get into the avik, so that with a guarantee. The Chinese boast that they have such.

[Usher]

there are less than 350 meters

[Al_lexx]

What a hefty (aircraft carrier) he is!

[bk0010]

Quote: Al_lexx

What a hefty (aircraft carrier) he is!

Hefty? Cruise liners with a displacement of 1.5 times more go across the Baltic. And "container carriers" are 4 times heavier. I'm not even talking about supertankers (there are more than 550000 tons, it will not climb into the Channel), so the military is still quite modest people.

[Al_lexx]

What does floating suitcases and oil cans have to do with it?
Anyway ... who are you talking to here?

[Split]

Ummm, like there was news recently, or can I look into the future?
Here are just zircons, granites, either on the hull, or will not reach. I understand that water is an almost incompressible medium, but 350 meters reduce the force of impact in proportion to the square of the distance

[Basarev]

350 m? And a single explosion? This is nonsense, not shock testing. In an amicable way, it should be as close as possible to the combat ones: the aircraft carrier itself is fully loaded, with full ammunition and fuel cellars. And direct missile hits, with a real warhead.

[517]

Quote: Basarev

350 m? And a single explosion? This is nonsense, not shock testing.

You are raving.
And we are very pissing to carry out such tests even for the PMK (see Klimov)

[517]

how it looks from the inside

[petrol cutter]

Presumably, an imitation of a nuclear explosion.
On calm water ... Why would he be thrown over?
Constructor probably considered stability.
Tea is not more stupid than you and me.