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Re:Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A by chrisseaton on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @06:10AM (#22747210)
Do catapults on aircraft carriers cut down noise and fuel consumption? No because you still run the engines at max.
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Re:Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A by wetmore on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @10:52AM (#22749197)
Ostensibly over a shorter period of time though.
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Re:Unmasking Northrop Grumman's XRQ-72A by AdrianB1 on Wednesday April 01, 2020 @11:02AM (#22749342)
Not at all, planes keep full afterburner until they reach a safe speed and level (varies by aircraft) and most planes are refueled again after the take off. The catapult just enables them to take off with serious costs for the pilot, plane and energy.
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