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Old 28th Aug 2021, 21:59
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Originally Posted by henra
Maybe you might be able to use a shorter EMALS which ends before the ramp?! The ramp will help by gving more height and path angle so you could even slightly unload after leaving the ramp..
With a properly designed drone, you don't have the limitations on accel rate that you have with piloted aircraft - no concerns with the pilot blacking out or otherwise not being able to control the aircraft immediately after launch.
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