🚢 The Untold Secrets of the USS Gerald R. Ford: World's Most Advanced Warship

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The Gerald R. Ford is the most expensive and largest carrier ever constructed and is scheduled to join the United States Navy fleet in late 2022. According to a 2009 report, the cost of this nuclear giant is almost $14 billion. To put it into perspective, with that kind of money, you could build three One World Trade Centers and still have enough money to buy a large collection of high-end sports cars!

🎬 Key Points:

📌 She is a super carrier with a displacement of approx. 100.000 long tons. Gerald R. Ford and her sister ships will embark two squadrons of ten to twelve F-35C Joint Strike Fighters, two squadrons of ten to twelve F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, five EA-18G Growler electronic attack jets, four E-2D Hawkeye airborne early-warning and control aircraft, and two C-2 Greyhound carrier onboard delivery (COD) planes. It will also carry eight MH-60S Seahawk helicopters.

📌 It will embark the MQ-25 Stingray refueling and intelligence collection drone, the eventual planned sixth-generation fighter to replace the Super Hornet, and maybe a new long-range strike drone.

📌 The V-22 Osprey tiltrotor is also set to replace the C-2 Greyhound in the COD role. Its two new-design Bechtel A1B reactors generate energy sufficient enough to power 260.000 detached houses!

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🚢 The Untold Secrets of the USS Gerald R. Ford: World's Most Advanced Warship

🎥 Video Chapters:

0:00 - Introduction
0:10 - Complexity of Nuclear-powered aircraft carriers
0:38 - Cities Beneath the Surface
1:13 - The USS Gerald R Ford
1:20 - Gerald R. Ford Specifications: Aircraft, Personnel, Design
2:30 - New Systems: Electromagnetic aircraft launch system and Weaponry
3:21 - The Navy's Carrier Fleet
4:03 - SUBSCRIBE TODAY!

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[Interestingengineeringofficial]

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[cains_brother]

We tend to show of our power when there are ongoing wars in the world. Nothing competes to our carriers worldwide💪🏽 🇺🇸

[thinhnguyenduy]

30knots is not the Ford’s top speed, it is officially stated from the USN that, its top speed can exceed 30knots, means it could go faster than 30 knots, but how fast is classified. It is rumored that USN supercarriers in general can achieve around 40-45 knots, so they can out run their own smaller escort ships.

[buffalowinter]

Looks cool, but I don't know, I served on the USS Saratoga CV-60 a non-nuclear carrier, and we achieved 32 knots while crossing the Atlantic in 1980, Capt Flatley III came over the 1MC and told us so, and I believed him.

I appreciate the detailed video of the ship inside and out, thank you for creating and posting

[CenkYay]

now that's a channel to follow for serious information, backed with solid research and quality presentation! nice work guys...

[tomm.]

I had to laugh when they said top speed 30 knots I will tell u this its a lot faster than that

[craig]

THE FINAL COUNTDOWN fantastic aircraft carrier movie!

[stevenmorrison]

That one ship alone could wipe North Korea off the map probably 3x over. Without even putting boots on the ground.

[dafrasier]

is Steam still used in the Galley? double walled steam kettles, big enough for a person to stand in. ?

[paulvarn]

China take note if you think your one Russian carrier group can go up against 11 carrier groups like this.

[BrewManPhilly]

I believe it also has the title of being the most expensive ship ever built at $12.8 B USDs.

[stellacarrier]

This indepth and illustrative video of the USS Gerald Ford (cvn78) aircraft carrier via the Interesting Engineering youtube channel is fun to watch.

[khalidjamalsiddiqui]

Ma sha ALLAH. Great Achievment . As far as its robust appearnce is concerned, It will be flawless definately.

[daquack]

2:08 that's not an E2D....that's an E2C..

[BrilliantDesignOnline]

VERY interesting. Why are the hosing off the anchor chain in the last shot?

[unbrandedindustriesincorpo]

They should name the next one with an emoji. USS 🤫

[indianajonze]

why are they spraying the anchor chain at the end and what are they spraying it with?

[kaxtorplose]

The Gerald R. Ford doesn't use a stream catapult. It uses an electromagnetic catapult. For future reference, your Gerald R. Ford video should feature the Gerald R. Ford aircraft carrier.

[rexrockefella]

USS Gerald R Ford has entered the chat…

“Heard we got beef”

[TheTuborgen]

Is it just me or did they not show a single video of the actual aircraft carrier?