Huntington Ingalls’ Newport New Shipbuilding recently conducted a 900-ton superlift in the construction of the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79), the U.S. Navy’s next generation aircraft carrier. At 900 tons, the lift was equivalent to lifting about two Boeing 747’s at their maximum take-off weight. CVN-79 is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft […]
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