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.