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{\an7}Narrator: THE USS GERALD R. FORD
SUPERCARRIER.
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{\an7}IT’S THE MOST ADVANCED
\hWARSHIP EVER BUILT.
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{\an7}Man: ITS SIZE AND ITS COMPLEXITY
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{\an7}\hAND ITS MISSION
ARE JUST AMAZING.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
13 YEARS IN THE MAKING,
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{\an7}IT’S THE ULTIMATE EVOLUTION
\h\h\h\hOF NAVAL TECHNOLOGY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hMan: IT WILL DEPLOY
AS A MONSTROUSLY CAPABLE SHIP.
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{\an7}[CHEERING]
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{\an7}Narrator: THIS $14 BILLION SHIP
WAS DESIGNED
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{\an7}WITH A MIGHTY PROMISE:
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{\an7}[BOOM]
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{\an7}TO REVOLUTIONIZE THE WAY
\h\h\h\hTHE NAVY FIGHTS.
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{\an7}\h\h\hMan: IT MEANS
A QUICKER TURNAROUND
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{\an7}TO GET AIRCRAFT OFF THE SHIP
\hAND TO DO THEIR MISSIONS.
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{\an7}Narrator: TO BUILD IT,
\hA TEAM OF THOUSANDS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hALL WORKING TOWARD
THE SAME GOAL AND MISSION.
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{\an7}Man: I’VE NEVER WORKED
WITH A MORE DETERMINED
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND MOTIVATED GROUP OF
INDIVIDUALS IN MY ENTIRE CAREER.
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{\an7}Narrator: THEIR CHALLENGE:
\h\hTO PROVE THAT THE FORD
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{\an7}IS THE SHIP OF THE FUTURE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hMan: IT’S POSSIBLE
THAT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
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{\an7}MIGHT NOT WORK.
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{\an7}Man: WE KNEW GOING INTO THIS
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{\an7}IT WAS GOING TO BE
A DIFFICULT SHIP.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: JULY 2017.
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{\an7}NAVAL STATION NORFOLK, VIRGINIA.
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{\an7}CROWDS GATHER ALONGSIDE
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE U.S. NAVY’S NEW
$14 BILLION SUPERCARRIER,
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{\an7}THE USS GERALD R. FORD.
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{\an7}1,100 FEET LONG, 250 FEET HIGH,
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{\an7}\hTHE FORD WEIGHS AS MUCH
AS 400 STATUES OF LIBERTY:
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{\an7}NEARLY 100,000 TONS.
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{\an7}TODAY, SHE WILL BE COMMISSIONED
INTO THE NAVY:
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{\an7}THE FIRST NEW AIRCRAFT CARRIER
\h\h\hDESIGN IN OVER 40 YEARS.
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{\an7}THIS STATE-OF-THE-ART SHIP
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS DESIGNED
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{\an7}\h\h\hTO MEET THE NEEDS
OF A 21st-CENTURY NAVY.
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{\an7}\hSHE’LL CARRY MORE
AIRCRAFT AND WEAPONS
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{\an7}THAN ANY NAVAL VESSEL ON EARTH.
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{\an7}Bryan McGrath: THE FORD WILL
\h\h\hBE ABLE TO DO THE JOB
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{\an7}\h\hAT A GREATER CAPACITY THAN
ANY AIRCRAFT CARRIER BEFORE IT
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{\an7}HAS EVER BEEN ABLE TO DO.
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{\an7}Narrator: A SUPERCARRIER:
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{\an7}IT’S THE ULTIMATE SYMBOL
\h\hOF MILITARY MIGHT...
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{\an7}A MOBILE AIRFIELD
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{\an7}THAT ALLOWS A COUNTRY
\h\hTO BRING THE FIGHT
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{\an7}RIGHT TO THE ENEMY’S DOORSTEP.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hJames Rentfrow:
90% OF THE WORLD’S POPULATION
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{\an7}LIVES WITHIN 100 MILES
\h\h\h\h\hOF A COAST.
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{\an7}\h\hA CARRIER CAN IMPACT ALL
OF THOSE POPULATION CENTERS
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{\an7}AND REACH OUT AND TOUCH
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{\an7}\hJUST ABOUT ANY STRATEGICALLY
IMPORTANT PLACE IN THE WORLD.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}[EXPLOSIONS]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: 12 MILES AWAY
\h\h\h\hFROM THE COAST,
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{\an7}THE OCEAN IS CONSIDERED
\h\h\h"GLOBAL COMMONS."
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{\an7}A POWERFUL NAVY ALLOWS A COUNTRY
TO USE THAT GLOBAL COMMONS
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{\an7}AS A BUFFER BETWEEN
\h\hITSELF AND WAR.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: THE NAVY PREFERS
\h\hTO PLAY AN AWAY GAME.
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{\an7}\h\h\hHAVING THE FIGHT HAPPEN
OUT AWAY FROM OUR HOME WATERS
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{\an7}IS DESIRABLE.
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{\an7}Narrator: BRINGING THAT FIGHT:
\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE STRIKE GROUP,
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{\an7}MADE UP OF CRUISERS...
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{\an7}DESTROYERS...
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{\an7}AND SUBMARINES,
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{\an7}ALL SUPPORTED BY A SUPPLY SHIP.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: A STRIKE GROUP
\hIS JUST A COMBAT UNIT
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHAT CAN BE SENT OUT
TO PERFORM VARIOUS MISSIONS.
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{\an7}\hIT GIVES A LOT OF FLEXIBILITY
TO DO A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE CRUISERS ARE ONE
OF THE LARGEST COMBAT VESSELS
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{\an7}IN THE U.S. NAVY.
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{\an7}\hEACH ONE IS ALMOST
10,000 TONS OF POWER
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{\an7}WITH A RANGE OF WEAPONS
\h\h\h\hAT ITS SERVICE.
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{\an7}[BOOM]
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{\an7}[MACHINE GUN FIRE]
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{\an7}THE STRIKE GROUP’S DESTROYERS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hARE FAST,
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{\an7}MANEUVERABLE,
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{\an7}AND EFFECTIVE.
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{\an7}Man on loudspeaker:
\h\h\h\h\h\hLAUNCH!
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
THEIR MOST POWERFUL WEAPON:
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE TOMAHAWK
LAND CRUISE MISSILE.
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{\an7}THIS HALF A MILLION-DOLLAR
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hMENACE
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{\an7}CAN CARRY A 1,000-POUND WARHEAD
ALMOST 1,500 NAUTICAL MILES.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}ON THE STRIKE GROUP’S PERIMETER:
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{\an7}\h\hA SUBMARINE HUNTING FOR
ENEMY SHIPS AND OTHER SUBS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hITS MARK 48
HEAVYWEIGHT TORPEDOES
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{\an7}PACK A 650-POUND PUNCH.
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{\an7}[EXPLOSION]
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}A SUPPLY SHIP SUPPORTS
\h\hTHE STRIKE GROUP,
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{\an7}DELIVERING FOOD...
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{\an7}FUEL...
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{\an7}AND AMMUNITION.
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{\an7}\h\h\hIN THE CENTER
OF THE STRIKE GROUP:
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{\an7}THE CARRIER...
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{\an7}BRINGING $3.5 BILLION WORTH
\h\h\hOF HIGH-TECH AIRCRAFT.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS THE SHIP
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{\an7}THAT HAS THE MAIN COMBAT POWER,
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{\an7}AND IT’S ALSO TYPICALLY
THE MOST EXPENSIVE ONE.
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{\an7}THE REASON THEY CALL IT
\h\h\hA CAPITAL WARSHIP
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{\an7}IS BECAUSE THAT IT REPRESENTS
\h\h\h\h\hA CAPITAL INVESTMENT
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{\an7}BY THE NATION IN THAT SHIP.
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{\an7}Narrator: THERE ARE
\h\hJUST 19 CARRIERS
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{\an7}SAILING THE WORLD’S WATERS.
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{\an7}ONLY EIGHT COUNTRIES HAVE ONE
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THEIR ARSENAL.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: THE UNITED STATES HAS
THE ABILITY TO PRODUCE THE MOST,
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{\an7}\h\h\hBUT THAT DOESN’T MEAN THAT
OTHER COUNTRIES DON’T WANT THEM.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE COUNTRY
WITH THE MOST CARRIERS
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{\an7}\hHAS ALWAYS BEEN
THE UNITED STATES.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: WE HAD SOMETHING
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE ORDER
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{\an7}\h\hOF 100 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS AT
THE END OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR,
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{\an7}BUT ALL OF THOSE TOGETHER
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{\an7}WOULD NOT HAVE HAD NEARLY
\h\h\h\h\hTHE COMBAT POWER
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{\an7}THAT A SINGLE CARRIER
\h\hWOULD HAVE TODAY.
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{\an7}Narrator: IN 1955 THE NEWLY
\h\hDESIGNED FORRESTAL CLASS
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{\an7}\hBECOMES THE NAVY’S
FIRST SUPERCARRIERS,
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{\an7}\h\h\hSETTING THE STANDARD FOR
THE U.S. CARRIERS THAT FOLLOW.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: THE FORRESTAL ARE
OUR FIRST AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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{\an7}\h\hTHAT ARE IN EXCESS
OF 75,000 GROSS TONS,
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{\an7}WHICH IS SORT OF THE DEFINITION
OF A SUPERCARRIER.
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{\an7}THEY’RE THE FIRST ONES THAT ARE
DESIGNED TO CARRY THESE AIRCRAFT
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{\an7}\hTHAT HAVE THE CAPABILITY
TO CARRY NUCLEAR WEAPONS.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE FORRESTAL DESIGN
\hIS FOLLOWED BY FOUR CARRIERS
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{\an7}IN THE KITTY HAWK CLASS...
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{\an7}THE SINGLE SHIP ENTERPRISE...
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{\an7}AND 10 NIMITZ-CLASS CARRIERS...
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{\an7}ALL BRINGING AMERICAN AIR POWER
TO WHEREVER IT’S NEEDED.
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{\an7}[JET ENGINES ROARING]
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE NAVY MAINTAINS
AT LEAST 15 AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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{\an7}THROUGHOUT THE COLD WAR.
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{\an7}[JETS ROARING]
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{\an7}BUT THE COLD WAR
EVENTUALLY ENDS.
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{\an7}IN 1993, THE FORRESTAL CLASS
\h\h\h\hBEGINS TO RETIRE...
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{\an7}AND THE NUMBER OF CARRIERS
\h\h\h\h\hBEGINS TO DROP.
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{\an7}NAVY BRASS FEAR THAT SOON ENOUGH
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{\an7}THEY WON’T BE ABLE
\hTO DO THEIR JOB.
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{\an7}McGrath: THE NAVY HAS
TRADITIONALLY OPERATED
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{\an7}AIRCRAFT CARRIERS IN TWO PLACES:
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{\an7}ONE IS IN THE ARABIAN GULF/
\h\h\h\hINDIAN OCEAN REGION;
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{\an7}\h\hTHE SECOND IS IN
THE WESTERN PACIFIC.
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{\an7}BECAUSE OUR NATION
\h\hIS SO FAR AWAY
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{\an7}FROM WHERE THOSE LOCATIONS ARE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hYOU HAVE TO HAVE
AN ASSEMBLY LINE OF SHIPS
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{\an7}IN VARIOUS STAGES OF READINESS.
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{\an7}\h\hYOU HAVE THE TWO
THAT ARE ON STATION,
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{\an7}YOU HAVE TWO THAT
JUST LEFT STATION.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hYOU HAVE TWO
THAT ARE WORKING UP.
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{\an7}\hYOU HAVE TWO THAT
ARE IN MAINTENANCE,
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{\an7}AND YOU HAVE ONE THAT IS
IN A FOUR-YEAR OVERHAUL.
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{\an7}TO FILL TWO STATIONS REQUIRES
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{\an7}\h\hESSENTIALLY 11
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
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{\an7}THAT’S THE MATH.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: BY THE EARLY 2000s,
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{\an7}IT’S CLEAR THAT THE REST
\hOF THE NAVY’S CARRIERS
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{\an7}ARE BEGINNING TO SHOW THEIR AGE.
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{\an7}Rentfrow: THERE COMES A TIME
\h\h\hWHEN YOU CAN’T AFFORD
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{\an7}TO KEEP THE SHIPS IN SERVICE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hANY LONGER
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{\an7}BECAUSE IT JUST SIMPLY COSTS
\hTOO MUCH TO MAINTAIN THEM.
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{\an7}McGrath: WE BUILD
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
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{\an7}\h\hFOR ESSENTIALLY
50-YEAR LIFE SPANS.
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{\an7}THE NAVAL ARCHITECTS DETERMINED
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{\an7}THAT WE REALLY DID
\hNEED A NEW SHIP.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: IN 2008, CONGRESS
AWARDS A CONSTRUCTION CONTRACT
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{\an7}FOR A RADICALLY NEW DESIGN,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOR CLASS.
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{\an7}IT WILL CALL THIS CLASS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTHE FORD.
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{\an7}McGrath: THE FORD CLASS IS NAMED
AFTER PRESIDENT GERALD R. FORD,
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{\an7}WHO WAS A NAVAL OFFICER
\h\h\h\hIN WORLD WAR II.
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{\an7}\h\h\hRentfrow: IN GENERAL,
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS ARE NAMED
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{\an7}FOR PRESIDENTS, SO I THINK
\hTHAT IT WAS APPROPRIATE.
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{\an7}\h\h\hNarrator: CONGRESS EXPECTS
THE NEW SHIP TO DELIVER IN 2015.
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{\an7}NOW ALL THE NAVY HAS TO DO
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS BUILD IT.
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{\an7}NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.
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{\an7}IF YOU WANT TO BUILD
AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER,
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{\an7}THIS IS THE PLACE TO DO IT.
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{\an7}THIS 20-MILE STRETCH
\h\h\h\hOF COASTLINE
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{\an7}IS HOME TO HUNTINGTON INGALLS’
\h\hNEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING.
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{\an7}IT’S ONE OF JUST TWO PLACES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE WORLD
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{\an7}\hADVANCED ENOUGH TO BUILD
NUCLEAR-POWERED WARSHIPS.
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{\an7}Mike Butler: WE’VE BEEN BUILDING
CARRIERS SINCE THE 1930s,
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{\an7}SO, OVER THE YEARS WE HAVE
\h\hPERFECTED THE BUSINESS
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{\an7}OF BUILDING AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
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{\an7}Narrator: THIS MASSIVE
\h\h550-ACRE SHIPYARD
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{\an7}EMPLOYS OVER 20,000 PEOPLE,
\hWORKING AROUND THE CLOCK.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHEY’VE BUILT 70%
OF THE NATION’S WARSHIPS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE CENTERPIECE
OF CARRIER OPERATIONS
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{\an7}IS A PLACE CALLED DRY DOCK 12.
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{\an7}AT 2,200 FEET LONG
AND 250 FEET WIDE,
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{\an7}IT’S THE LARGEST DRY DOCK
IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
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{\an7}IN NOVEMBER 2009,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hTHE USS FORD
BEGINS CONSTRUCTION.
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{\an7}THE FIRST PIECE IS THE KEEL,
\hOR THE BOTTOM OF THE SHIP.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHREE YEARS LATER,
IT STILL HAS A LONG WAY TO GO.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hGeoff Hummel:
THE CARRIER IS ACTUALLY
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{\an7}IN A HEAVY STEEL CONSTRUCTION
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hPHASE RIGHT NOW.
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{\an7}\h\h\hYOU CAN SEE A LOT
OF STEEL PARTS GOING UP.
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{\an7}EVERY DAY WE’LL BE
\h\hADDING PIECES.
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{\an7}WE’RE ACTUALLY ABOUT
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{\an7}WHAT WE CALL THIRD DECK,
\h\h\hSECOND DECK AREA.
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{\an7}\h\hSO WE’RE ABOVE
THE WATERLINE NOW,
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{\an7}BUT WE’RE NOT EVEN AT HANGAR BAY
AT THIS POINT.
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{\an7}Narrator: 4 MILLION POUNDS
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF WELD METAL.
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{\an7}13 MILLION FEET OF CABLE.
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{\an7}90,000 PIPE DETAILS.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWHEN YOU’RE BUILDING
A STATE-OF-THE-ART WARSHIP,
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{\an7}ALL THE NUMBERS ARE BIG.
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{\an7}Butler: THE SHIP HAS
\hMILLIONS OF PARTS.
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{\an7}IT’S AN EXTRAORDINARY
\h\hAMOUNT OF MATERIAL
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{\an7}THAT GOES INTO THE SHIP.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: PARTS AND MATERIALS
COME FROM OVER 5,000 SUPPLIERS
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{\an7}IN 48 STATES.
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{\an7}TODAY, THEY RECEIVE
A SHIPMENT OF STEEL.
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{\an7}[SIREN]
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{\an7}\h\h\hTHE STEEL SHOP IS ONE
OF THE LARGEST MACHINE SHOPS
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE WORLD:
OVER 10 FOOTBALL FIELDS IN SIZE.
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{\an7}Butler: IT’S BEEN HERE
\h\h\hSINCE THE 1880s,
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{\an7}WE’VE MODIFIED IT
\hOVER THE YEARS.
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{\an7}IT CURRENTLY INCLUDES SOME
OF THE MOST SOPHISTICATED
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{\an7}HEAVY MACHINING EQUIPMENT
\h\h\h\hTHAT YOU CAN BUY.
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{\an7}Narrator: TO HANDLE THE SIZE AND
WEIGHT OF THE FORD’S MATERIALS,
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{\an7}THE SHIPYARD INVESTED IN
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{\an7}OVER $700 MILLION WORTH
OF HIGH-TECH EQUIPMENT.
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{\an7}TODAY, ONE OF THEM PUTS DIMPLES
INTO A MASSIVE STEEL PLATE.
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{\an7}\hBarry Fallon: THIS IS OUR
LARGEST HEAVY FORMING PRESS.
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{\an7}IT’S 5,000 TONS.
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{\an7}\hSO TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA
HOW MUCH FORCE THAT IS,
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{\an7}MY PICKUP TRUCK WEIGHS
\h\h\h\h5,000 POUNDS.
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{\an7}THIS PRESS PUSHES
WITH ENOUGH FORCE
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{\an7}\h\h\hTO LIFT 2,000
OF MY PICKUP TRUCKS.
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{\an7}Narrator: THE DIMPLES WILL BE
\h\hUSED TO KEEP NAVY AIRCRAFT
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{\an7}TETHERED TO THE FORD’S DECK.
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{\an7}THE SHIPYARD MUST MAKE
\hOVER 7,000 OF THEM.
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{\an7}\hFallon: THIS ENTIRE PRESS AND
HEAVY PLATE BAY WAS PUT IN HERE
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{\an7}\h\hAS AN INVESTMENT FOR
THE FORD-CLASS CARRIERS.
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{\an7}IT IS SO MASSIVE IT CAN COMPRESS
IT ALL IN ONE MOTION.
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{\an7}SO A VERY GOOD ADVANCEMENT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFOR US.
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{\an7}Narrator: AS EACH PLATE
\h\h\h\h\h\hIS FINISHED,
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{\an7}\hIT MOVES TO AN AREA OF THE
SHIPYARD CALLED THE PLATEN,
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{\an7}WHERE IT’S WELDED
\hTO OTHER PLATES
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{\an7}TO MAKE UP THE CARRIER’S ROOMS.
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{\an7}\hINDIVIDUAL ROOMS ARE
COMBINED INTO MODULES,
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{\an7}CREATING LARGE SECTIONS
\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE SHIP.
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{\an7}THE TECHNIQUE ISN’T NEW,
BUT THE SCALE OF IT IS.
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{\an7}\h\hTHE FORD IS BEING BUILT WITH
MUCH LARGER AND HEAVIER MODULES
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{\an7}THAN ANY OTHER CARRIER BEFORE.
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{\an7}Hummel: A LARGE MODULE
\h\h\h\h\h\hMIGHT HAVE
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{\an7}\h\h\h20 OR 30 OR 40
COMPARTMENTS IN IT,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND IT MIGHT BE
AN ELECTRICAL SWITCHBOARD ROOM,
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{\an7}IT MIGHT BE A PUMP ROOM,
IT COULD BE A STOREROOM,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hIT COULD BE MAYBE
THE BOTTOM HALF OF AN ELEVATOR
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{\an7}THAT MOVES STORES
\hAROUND THE SHIP.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: SHIPBUILDERS
FINISH OFF EACH MODULE,
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{\an7}ADDING THE MECHANICALS THAT
\h\hWILL MAKE THE SHIP RUN.
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{\an7}Butler: WE BEGIN TO OUTFIT WITH
PIPING, ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hWITH VENTILATION,
WITH PIECES OF MACHINERY,
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{\an7}\h\hWITH ALL THE THINGS
THAT GO INSIDE THE SHIP.
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{\an7}Narrator: THESE MODULES
ARE KNOWN AS SUPERLIFTS.
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{\an7}EACH ONE WEIGHS ANYWHERE
\hFROM 80 TO 900 TONS--
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{\an7}AS MUCH AS A MEDIUM-SIZED HOUSE.
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{\an7}Butler: WE CAN BUILD
\h\hSOME SUPERLIFTS
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{\an7}\h\h\hIN A MATTER OF
TWO OR THREE MONTHS.
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{\an7}\hSOME SUPERLIFTS TAKE
OVER A YEAR TO BUILD.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THE LAST STEP IS TO
MOVE THE SUPERLIFT INTO THE DOCK
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{\an7}AND TO JOIN IT WITH THE REST
\h\h\h\hOF THE FORD’S BODY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHummel: IT IS
A WELL-CHOREOGRAPHED EXERCISE.
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{\an7}WE HAVE A PRETTY CRISP PLAN
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{\an7}OF HOW WE WANT TO
PUT THAT TOGETHER.
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{\an7}SOME PEOPLE LIKE TO COMPARE IT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO LEGO BLOCKS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hNarrator: TODAY, THE SHIPYARD
PREPARES FOR A MILESTONE EVENT:
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{\an7}\hADDING THE 932-TON STERN,
MADE UP OF OVER 30 MODULES.
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{\an7}IT’S TAKEN 80,000 MAN-HOURS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO BUILD.
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{\an7}Hummel: IT’S GOT A TREMENDOUS
\hAMOUNT OF OUTFITTING IN IT.
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{\an7}IT’S GOT A STEERING GEAR ROOM,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S GOT
A POWER DISTRIBUTION ROOM,
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{\an7}QUITE A FEW TANKS, AND SOME
\hSTOREROOMS IN IT AS WELL.
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{\an7}\hNarrator: TOMORROW,
THIS MASSIVE STRUCTURE
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{\an7}WILL BE JOINED TO THE HULL.
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{\an7}\hONCE THE LIFT BEGINS,
THERE’S NO TURNING BACK.
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{\an7}SHIPBUILDERS HAVE
\hTO GET IT RIGHT.
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{\an7}Hummel: WHEN YOU ARE TALKING
ABOUT SOMETHING THAT LARGE,
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{\an7}A SMALL ERROR CAN
ACTUALLY TRANSLATE
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{\an7}INTO A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: 2012.
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{\an7}IN NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA,
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{\an7}\h\hSHIPBUILDERS ARE READY
TO LIFT THE 932-TON STERN
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hONTO THE NAVY’S NEW
AIRCRAFT CARRIER, THE USS FORD.
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{\an7}TO DO IT, THEY’LL USE A SPECIAL
CRANE CALLED "BIG BLUE."
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{\an7}\h\hButler: TO US,
THE BIG BLUE CRANE
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{\an7}IS AN ICON OF THE NORTH YARD.
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{\an7}EVERY CARRIER IN DRY DOCK 12
HAS USED THE BIG BLUE CRANE.
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{\an7}YOU CAN SEE IT FROM MILES AWAY.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: BIG BLUE IS
WHAT’S KNOWN AS A GANTRY CRANE,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHE LARGEST IN
THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE.
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{\an7}TWO LEGS STRADDLE THE DRY DOCK.
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{\an7}EACH ONE IS SET ON A RAIL.
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{\an7}THE CRANE MOVES UP AND DOWN
\h\h\h\h\hTHE SHIP’S LENGTH,
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{\an7}WITH THE PAYLOAD ATTACHED
TO A CARRIAGE IN BETWEEN.
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{\an7}233 FEET TALL, BIG BLUE WEIGHS
\h\h\hOVER 10 MILLION POUNDS.
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{\an7}Hummel: BIG BLUE WAS BUILT
\h\h\h\h\hIN THE MID-’70s,
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{\an7}\hBUT BACK THEN, IT WAS REALLY
ONLY A 900-TON CAPACITY CRANE.
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{\an7}WHEN WE DECIDED TO BUILD
\h\h\h\hTHE FORD CLASS,
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{\an7}WE KNEW WE COULD TAKE ADVANTAGE
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{\an7}OF A LITTLE BIT MORE CAPACITY
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THAT CRANE.
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{\an7}THERE ARE THREE DIFFERENT
\h\h\h\h\h\hHOISTS ON IT,
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{\an7}SO EACH HOIST HAS ABOUT
\h\hA 350-TON CAPACITY,
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND WE’LL POSITION
THOSE HOISTS ON A SUPERLIFT
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{\an7}TO PICK UP THE WEIGHT.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\hNarrator: THE DAY OF THE LIFT,
ENGINEERS CHECK UP ON THE STERN.
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{\an7}IT’S SECURED TO THE CRANE
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{\an7}AND SITTING ON 12 MASSIVE
\h\h\h\h\hPIECES OF STEEL.
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{\an7}Hummel: TWO DAYS AGO,
\h\hTHOSE STEEL SHORES
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{\an7}WEREN’T IN THAT PLACE.
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{\an7}WE LIFTED IT UP ACTUALLY
\h\h\h\hTO THIS HEIGHT,
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{\an7}AND WE’VE INSTALLED
\h\h\hTHOSE SHORES.
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{\an7}SO WHEN IT GOES TO THE SHIP
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hTHERE’LL BE LESS TIME
ON THE CRANE TO FINAL POSITION.
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{\an7}[SIREN]
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{\an7}Narrator: HIGH ABOVE
\h\h\hTHE SHIPYARD,
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{\an7}THE CRANE OPERATOR MOVES
BIG BLUE INTO POSITION.
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{\an7}[SIREN]
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{\an7}DOZENS OF SHIPBUILDERS STAND BY
IN CASE ANYTHING GOES WRONG.
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{\an7}Butler: THERE’S QUITE
A FEW PEOPLE INVOLVED,
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{\an7}FOLKS OBSERVING TO MAKE SURE
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{\an7}THAT EVERYTHING IS GOING
\hTHE WAY IT SHOULD GO.
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{\an7}IT’S A VERY CHOREOGRAPHED
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOPERATION,
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{\an7}NOTHING IS LEFT TO CHANCE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Hummel: ONE THING WE ABSOLUTELY
PAY A LOT OF ATTENTION TO
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{\an7}IS MAKING SURE NOBODY
\h\h\h\hGETS UNDER IT.
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{\an7}WE DON’T WANT ANYBODY THERE
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{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hIN THE CHANCE THAT
SOMETHING BAD MIGHT HAPPEN.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE LIFT TAKES
JUST AN HOUR TO ACCOMPLISH.
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{\an7}NOW THE SHIP IS NEARLY
\h\h\h\h50% COMPLETE.
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{\an7}Hummel: IT’S A GREAT SENSE
\h\h\h\hOF ACCOMPLISHMENT.
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{\an7}YOU TAKE A LITTLE PRIDE IN WHAT
YOU’VE ACCOMPLISHED AS A TEAM,
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{\an7}\h\hBECAUSE BUILDING
AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER,
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{\an7}\hQUITE HONESTLY,
IT’S A LONG GRIND.
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{\an7}\h\hNarrator: TWO YEARS
AND 162 SUPERLIFTS MORE,
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{\an7}THE CARRIER IS READY
\h\hFOR THE TOPPER.
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{\an7}THE 611-TON ISLAND IS A DESIGN
LIKE NO OTHER CARRIER BEFORE.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: ON ALL CARRIERS,
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{\an7}THE ISLAND IS THE COMMAND CENTER
OF THE ENTIRE SHIP.
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{\an7}\h\h\h\hMan: CONTINUE,
STAY ON COURSE 1-6-0.
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{\an7}Narrator: DOZENS OF SAILORS WORK
ON ITS SEVEN LEVELS,
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{\an7}KEEPING TRACK OF NAVIGATION.
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{\an7}Man: DO WE HAVE ALL THE AIRCRAFT
ACCOUNTED FOR?
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{\an7}Narrator: AND DIRECTING
\h\h\h\hALL THE AIRCRAFT
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{\an7}THAT GIVE THE CARRIER ITS PUNCH.
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{\an7}[JETS ROARING]
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{\an7}\h\h\hHummel: THE ISLAND IS
ESSENTIALLY A CONTROL TOWER,
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{\an7}SO THE BRIDGE IS THERE, SOME OF
THE FLIGHT CONTROLS ARE THERE.
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{\an7}THERE’S A PLACE TO PUT MASTS
\h\hAND RADARS AND ANTENNAS.
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{\an7}♪
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{\an7}Narrator: THE ISLAND IS
\hAN INDISPENSABLE PART
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{\an7}OF TODAY’S CARRIER OPERATIONS.
366
00:22:25,444 --> 00:22:28,847
{\an7}\hBUT THE EARLIEST CARRIERS
WERE CONVERTED CARGO SHIPS,
367
00:22:28,881 --> 00:22:32,351
{\an7}BATTLESHIPS, AND CRUISERS.
368
00:22:32,384 --> 00:22:35,454
{\an7}\hTHEY DIDN’T HAVE
AN ISLAND AT ALL.
369
00:22:35,487 --> 00:22:36,788
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRentfrow:
EARLY AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
370
00:22:36,822 --> 00:22:40,726
{\an7}WEREN’T NECESSARILY DESIGNED
\h\hTO BE AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
371
00:22:40,759 --> 00:22:42,694
{\an7}THEY ESSENTIALLY HAD
\h\h\hA FLIGHT DECK
372
00:22:42,728 --> 00:22:46,865
{\an7}\h\hBUILT OVER THE TOP
OF THE SUPERSTRUCTURE.
373
00:22:46,899 --> 00:22:48,033
{\an7}Narrator: THE DECKS PROVE
374
00:22:48,067 --> 00:22:52,672
{\an7}\hAN EFFECTIVE TAKEOFF
AND LANDING PLATFORM.
375
00:22:52,705 --> 00:22:56,742
{\an7}BUT AVIATORS SOON REALIZE THAT
\hMANAGING ALL THOSE AIRCRAFT
376
00:22:56,775 --> 00:23:00,279
{\an7}WILL BE A CHALLENGE.
377
00:23:00,312 --> 00:23:01,780
{\an7}Rentfrow: AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIS ESSENTIALLY
378
00:23:01,814 --> 00:23:03,149
{\an7}AN AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL PATTERN
379
00:23:03,182 --> 00:23:06,352
{\an7}\h\h\hLIKE YOU WOULD HAVE AROUND
A TOWER AT A CIVILIAN AIRFIELD,
380
00:23:06,385 --> 00:23:08,888
{\an7}AND CIVILIAN AIRFIELDS
OBVIOUSLY HAVE TOWERS.
381
00:23:08,921 --> 00:23:11,590
{\an7}IF THERE IS NO ISLAND STRUCTURE
ON THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER,
382
00:23:11,624 --> 00:23:13,693
{\an7}\h\hTHEN HOW ARE YOU
MANAGING THE PLANES
383
00:23:13,726 --> 00:23:17,897
{\an7}THAT ARE FLYING AROUND THE SHIP?
384
00:23:17,930 --> 00:23:21,901
{\an7}Narrator: THE NEWLY DEVELOPED
CARRIERS HAVE ANOTHER PROBLEM:
385
00:23:21,934 --> 00:23:27,206
{\an7}THE MAKESHIFT DECK OBSCURES
\h\hNAVIGATORS’ SIGHTLINES,
386
00:23:27,239 --> 00:23:30,209
{\an7}FORCING THE SHIP TO SAIL BLIND.
387
00:23:30,242 --> 00:23:31,076
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRentfrow:
THEY’RE HAVING TO LOOK OUT
388
00:23:31,110 --> 00:23:32,845
{\an7}FROM UNDERNEATH THE FLIGHT DECK
389
00:23:32,878 --> 00:23:37,249
{\an7}\h\h\hTO TRY TO DRIVE
THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
390
00:23:37,283 --> 00:23:39,986
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSO THAT BRINGS ABOUT
THE EVOLUTION OF THE ISLAND
391
00:23:40,019 --> 00:23:43,723
{\an7}AS A PART OF THE SHIP’S
\h\h\h\hSUPERSTRUCTURE.
392
00:23:43,756 --> 00:23:46,659
{\an7}Narrator: EVERY U.S. CARRIER
\h\h\h\h\hSINCE WORLD WAR II
393
00:23:46,692 --> 00:23:51,330
{\an7}HAS POSITIONED THE ISLAND
\h\h\hIN THE SAME PLACE...
394
00:23:51,363 --> 00:23:53,765
{\an7}UNTIL NOW.
395
00:23:53,799 --> 00:23:56,068
{\an7}THE FORD’S ISLAND
\hIS HALF THE SIZE
396
00:23:56,101 --> 00:23:59,037
{\an7}OF THE NIMITZ-CLASS CARRIERS,
397
00:23:59,071 --> 00:24:03,742
{\an7}\h\hAND FURTHER TOWARD
THE BACK OF THE SHIP.
398
00:24:03,776 --> 00:24:07,079
{\an7}McGrath: WHEN YOU LOOK AT FORD
\h\h\h\h\hNEXT TO THE NIMITZ,
399
00:24:07,112 --> 00:24:09,414
{\an7}A PERSON WHO’S NOT FAMILIAR
\h\h\hWITH AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
400
00:24:09,448 --> 00:24:11,150
{\an7}\hWOULD IMMEDIATELY
SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
401
00:24:13,452 --> 00:24:16,689
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: THE DIFFERENCE IS
A HALF AN ACRE MORE FLIGHT DECK
402
00:24:16,722 --> 00:24:18,791
{\an7}IN FRONT OF THE ISLAND.
403
00:24:18,824 --> 00:24:21,760
{\an7}NO SMALL MEASURE WHEN
IT’S THE ONLY AIRFIELD
404
00:24:21,794 --> 00:24:25,698
{\an7}FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES AROUND.
405
00:24:25,731 --> 00:24:29,001
{\an7}\h\hJamie Roman: IT MEANS
MORE SORTIES FOR AIRCRAFT.
406
00:24:29,034 --> 00:24:32,304
{\an7}\h33% INCREASE IN SORTIES AND A
QUICKER TURNAROUND FOR AIRCRAFT
407
00:24:32,338 --> 00:24:36,676
{\an7}TO GET AIRCRAFT OFF THE SHIP
\hAND TO DO THEIR MISSIONS.
408
00:24:36,709 --> 00:24:38,344
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hNarrator:
WITH THE ISLAND INSTALLED,
409
00:24:38,377 --> 00:24:42,314
{\an7}THE FORD’S STRUCTURE
\h\hIS 96% COMPLETE.
410
00:24:45,250 --> 00:24:46,585
{\an7}AND THE STEEL HAS BEEN CUT
411
00:24:46,618 --> 00:24:50,222
{\an7}FOR THE SECOND OF THE THREE
\h\h\h\h\hFORD-CLASS SHIPS,
412
00:24:50,255 --> 00:24:53,792
{\an7}THE USS KENNEDY.
413
00:24:53,826 --> 00:24:57,296
{\an7}BUT IN WASHINGTON, CONGRESS
BEGINS TO TAKE A CLOSER LOOK
414
00:24:57,329 --> 00:24:59,231
{\an7}AT THE PROGRAM.
415
00:24:59,264 --> 00:25:04,402
{\an7}THE FORD IS $1 BILLION
\h\h\h\h\hOVER BUDGET,
416
00:25:04,436 --> 00:25:07,005
{\an7}WITH COSTS SPINNING
\h\hOUT OF CONTROL.
417
00:25:07,039 --> 00:25:09,074
{\an7}\hJohn McCain: I NEED TO
UNDERSTAND WHY THE NAVY
418
00:25:09,108 --> 00:25:12,778
{\an7}HAS BEEN UNABLE TO CONTROL COSTS
ON THIS PROGRAM.
419
00:25:12,811 --> 00:25:15,547
{\an7}I’M ALSO RELUCTANT TO SUPPORT
\h\h\h\h\h\hADDITIONAL FUNDING
420
00:25:15,581 --> 00:25:18,951
{\an7}FOR THE SECOND CARRIER, CVN-79,
421
00:25:18,984 --> 00:25:20,252
{\an7}\h\h\hUNTIL THE NAVY
AND THE SHIPBUILDER
422
00:25:20,285 --> 00:25:24,956
{\an7}GET FORD-CLASS CARRIER COSTS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hUNDER CONTROL.
423
00:25:24,990 --> 00:25:28,460
{\an7}\hNarrator: CONGRESS ISN’T
THE ONLY ONE WITH CONCERN.
424
00:25:28,494 --> 00:25:30,529
{\an7}AT THE UNITED STATES
\h\h\hNAVAL ACADEMY,
425
00:25:30,562 --> 00:25:32,130
{\an7}\h\h\hEXPERTS WONDER
IF THEY’RE BUILDING
426
00:25:32,164 --> 00:25:34,433
{\an7}THE WRONG KIND OF SHIPS.
427
00:25:36,435 --> 00:25:38,704
{\an7}Jerry Hendrix: I TAKE
SECOND PLACE TO NO ONE
428
00:25:38,737 --> 00:25:41,840
{\an7}IN MY RESPECT AND APPRECIATION
\h\h\hFOR THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
429
00:25:41,874 --> 00:25:44,643
{\an7}AND ITS ROLE IN THE SUCCESS
\hOF THE UNITED STATES NAVY
430
00:25:44,676 --> 00:25:46,745
{\an7}OVER THE PAST 70 YEARS.
431
00:25:46,779 --> 00:25:50,816
{\an7}\h\h\hHOWEVER, IN BOTH TERMS
OF EFFICIENCY AND EFFICACY,
432
00:25:50,849 --> 00:25:52,851
{\an7}THEIR DAY IS COMING TO AN END.
433
00:25:52,885 --> 00:25:57,123
{\an7}♪
434
00:25:57,156 --> 00:26:00,192
{\an7}Narrator: WHILE AMERICA
\hBETS ON ITS CARRIERS,
435
00:26:00,225 --> 00:26:03,962
{\an7}\h\h\hOTHER COUNTRIES INVEST
IN WEAPONS TO TAKE THEM OUT.
436
00:26:06,231 --> 00:26:07,566
{\an7}THE DEADLIEST IS
437
00:26:07,599 --> 00:26:11,570
{\an7}\hTHE DONG FENG-21
ANTI-SHIP MISSILE.
438
00:26:11,603 --> 00:26:18,376
{\an7}\h\h\hIT FLIES OVER 1,000 MILES
AT 10 TIMES THE SPEED OF SOUND.
439
00:26:18,410 --> 00:26:20,545
{\an7}IN JUST MINUTES, A CARRIER
440
00:26:20,579 --> 00:26:23,749
{\an7}AND OVER $3 BILLION
\hWORTH OF AIRCRAFT
441
00:26:23,782 --> 00:26:26,251
{\an7}COULD EASILY BE DESTROYED.
442
00:26:28,320 --> 00:26:30,122
{\an7}\h\h\h\hMcGrath: CRITICS OF
THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER BELIEVE
443
00:26:30,155 --> 00:26:33,158
{\an7}\hTHAT BECAUSE THERE ARE
SO MANY WEAPONS SYSTEMS
444
00:26:33,192 --> 00:26:36,195
{\an7}THAT ARE BECOMING OPTIMIZED
\h\h\h\h\hTO GO AFTER THEM,
445
00:26:36,228 --> 00:26:39,865
{\an7}THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
\h\h\h\hIS OBSOLETE.
446
00:26:39,898 --> 00:26:42,300
{\an7}\hNarrator: IT’S UP TO
THE UNITED STATES NAVY
447
00:26:42,334 --> 00:26:44,837
{\an7}\hAND THE SHIPBUILDERS
AT HUNTINGTON INGALLS
448
00:26:44,870 --> 00:26:47,306
{\an7}TO PROVE THEM WRONG.
449
00:26:53,512 --> 00:26:55,447
{\an7}2012.
450
00:26:55,481 --> 00:27:01,287
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE NAVY’S NEW CLASS OF
SUPERCARRIERS IS UNDER SIEGE.
451
00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:04,356
{\an7}CRITICS WONDER IF THE RETURN
ON THE COUNTRY’S INVESTMENT
452
00:27:04,389 --> 00:27:08,193
{\an7}\h\h\hWILL BE WORTH
THE SPIRALING COSTS.
453
00:27:08,227 --> 00:27:11,864
{\an7}McGrath: THEY BELIEVE THAT
THE NAVY WAS NOT PREPARING
454
00:27:11,897 --> 00:27:15,000
{\an7}\h\h\h\hFOR MODERN WAR
BY CONTINUING TO BUILD
455
00:27:15,033 --> 00:27:18,670
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hLARGE, EXPENSIVE
NUCLEAR AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
456
00:27:21,940 --> 00:27:26,244
{\an7}\hNarrator: AT THE PENTAGON,
CARRIER ADVOCATES FIRE BACK,
457
00:27:26,278 --> 00:27:30,415
{\an7}CLAIMING THAT CRITICS AREN’T
\hSEEING THE WHOLE PICTURE.
458
00:27:30,449 --> 00:27:32,017
{\an7}Rentfrow: AS THEY CONTINUE
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hTO DEVELOP
459
00:27:32,050 --> 00:27:34,219
{\an7}BETTER OFFENSIVE CAPABILITIES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAGAINST US,
460
00:27:34,253 --> 00:27:35,554
{\an7}WE CONTINUE TO DEVELOP
461
00:27:35,587 --> 00:27:39,624
{\an7}BETTER DEFENSIVE CAPABILITIES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAGAINST THEM.
462
00:27:39,658 --> 00:27:41,894
{\an7}Narrator: THE FORD COMES
WITH TWO KINDS MISSILES:
463
00:27:41,927 --> 00:27:44,363
{\an7}[WHOOSH]
464
00:27:44,396 --> 00:27:49,301
{\an7}\h\hEACH CAN TAKE OUT AN ENEMY
MISSILE OR AIRCRAFT WITH EASE.
465
00:27:49,334 --> 00:27:50,802
{\an7}[WHOOSH]
466
00:27:54,306 --> 00:27:58,243
{\an7}\h\h\hIF THE ENEMY GETS PAST THE
FORD’S FIRST ROUND OF MUNITION,
467
00:27:58,277 --> 00:27:59,712
{\an7}IT MUST FACE THE CARRIER’S
468
00:27:59,745 --> 00:28:02,881
{\an7}CLOSE-IN WEAPONS SYSTEM,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOR CWIS...
469
00:28:02,915 --> 00:28:06,118
{\an7}[ROARING]
470
00:28:06,151 --> 00:28:11,023
{\an7}SPITTING 4,500 ARMOR-PIERCING
\h\h\h\h\h\hBULLETS A MINUTE.
471
00:28:11,056 --> 00:28:18,063
{\an7}♪
472
00:28:18,096 --> 00:28:23,234
{\an7}\hTOMORROW’S DEFENSES
ARE EVEN MORE DEADLY.
473
00:28:23,268 --> 00:28:24,870
{\an7}THE NAVY IS DEVELOPING A WEAPON
474
00:28:24,903 --> 00:28:28,573
{\an7}\h\hTHAT COMBINES SIX
HIGH-INTENSITY LASERS
475
00:28:28,607 --> 00:28:33,612
{\an7}INTO ONE POWERFUL
\hBEAM OF ENERGY.
476
00:28:33,645 --> 00:28:35,780
{\an7}IT CAN FRY A BOAT’S SENSORS...
477
00:28:35,814 --> 00:28:37,182
{\an7}[BANG]
478
00:28:38,350 --> 00:28:39,718
{\an7}[BOOM]
479
00:28:42,621 --> 00:28:45,457
{\an7}DETONATE ONBOARD EXPLOSIVES...
480
00:28:45,490 --> 00:28:47,359
{\an7}[BOOM]
481
00:28:51,697 --> 00:28:56,168
{\an7}OR DESTROY AN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT
IN UNDER TWO SECONDS.
482
00:28:56,201 --> 00:29:02,207
{\an7}♪
483
00:29:02,241 --> 00:29:05,211
{\an7}AND THEN THERE’S THE RAIL GUN...
484
00:29:07,546 --> 00:29:11,283
{\an7}\h\hREPLACING GUNPOWDER WITH
ELECTROMAGNETIC PROPULSION.
485
00:29:14,386 --> 00:29:16,622
{\an7}ITS PROJECTILES FLY...
486
00:29:16,655 --> 00:29:19,291
{\an7}[BOOM]
487
00:29:19,324 --> 00:29:23,795
{\an7}MORE THAN SIX TIMES
THE SPEED OF SOUND.
488
00:29:23,829 --> 00:29:25,064
{\an7}\hMcGrath: PUTTING ONE
ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER
489
00:29:25,097 --> 00:29:27,032
{\an7}OR PUTTING SEVERAL ON
\hAN AIRCRAFT CARRIER
490
00:29:27,065 --> 00:29:29,734
{\an7}\hTO ME IS A NO-BRAINER WHEN
THEY’RE READY FOR THE FLEET.
491
00:29:34,239 --> 00:29:37,209
{\an7}Narrator: WHILE CONGRESS DEBATES
THE CARRIER’S MERIT,
492
00:29:37,242 --> 00:29:42,380
{\an7}\hSHIPBUILDERS KEEP THEIR
HEADS DOWN AND WORK HARD.
493
00:29:42,414 --> 00:29:46,018
{\an7}THEY KNOW THAT THE BEST WAY
\h\h\hTO BEAT THEIR CRITICS
494
00:29:46,051 --> 00:29:49,655
{\an7}IS TO FINALLY FINISH THE SHIP.
495
00:29:49,688 --> 00:29:51,857
{\an7}\hHummel: WHILE THERE MAY HAVE
BEEN A FEW PEOPLE WITH DOUBTS,
496
00:29:51,890 --> 00:29:54,159
{\an7}WE’RE UP TO THE CHALLENGE,
\h\h\hWE LIKE A CHALLENGE.
497
00:29:54,192 --> 00:29:55,260
{\an7}WE KNEW GOING INTO THIS
498
00:29:55,294 --> 00:29:58,397
{\an7}IT WAS GOING TO BE
A DIFFICULT SHIP.
499
00:29:58,430 --> 00:30:00,232
{\an7}\h\hMcGrath: THERE IS NOBODY
INVOLVED IN THE CONSTRUCTION
500
00:30:00,265 --> 00:30:02,801
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hOF THE USS FORD
WHO COMES TO WORK AND SAYS,
501
00:30:02,834 --> 00:30:05,170
{\an7}"HOW CAN I FAIL TODAY?"
502
00:30:05,203 --> 00:30:09,207
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEY ARE COMING TO WORK
TRYING TO BUILD THE BEST SHIP
503
00:30:09,241 --> 00:30:13,579
{\an7}\hTHAT THEY POSSIBLY CAN, AND
IT’S JUST A HARD THING TO DO.
504
00:30:15,781 --> 00:30:18,183
{\an7}Narrator: IN OCTOBER 2013,
505
00:30:18,216 --> 00:30:21,886
{\an7}CONSTRUCTION REACHES
\hA MAJOR MILESTONE:
506
00:30:21,920 --> 00:30:26,024
{\an7}THE DRY DOCK FLOODING.
507
00:30:26,058 --> 00:30:28,961
{\an7}PRESIDENT FORD’S DAUGHTER,
\h\h\h\hSUSAN FORD BALES,
508
00:30:28,994 --> 00:30:32,631
{\an7}HELPS MAKE THE FINAL INSPECTION,
509
00:30:32,664 --> 00:30:36,268
{\an7}\h\h\hTHEN OPENS THE VALVES
THAT WILL FLOOD DRY DOCK 12
510
00:30:36,301 --> 00:30:38,804
{\an7}\hWITH 100 MILLION
GALLONS OF WATER.
511
00:30:38,837 --> 00:30:44,676
{\an7}♪
512
00:30:44,710 --> 00:30:46,412
{\an7}IN JUST UNDER A DAY,
513
00:30:46,445 --> 00:30:49,248
{\an7}THE FIRST OF THE NAVY’S
\hNEW CLASS OF CARRIERS
514
00:30:49,281 --> 00:30:52,351
{\an7}\h\h\hWILL FLOAT FOR
THE VERY FIRST TIME.
515
00:30:55,387 --> 00:30:58,690
{\an7}A MONTH LATER, THE CHRISTENING.
516
00:30:58,724 --> 00:30:59,959
{\an7}Susan Ford Bales: I CHRISTEN
517
00:30:59,991 --> 00:31:02,293
{\an7}THE UNITED STATES SHIP
\h\h\hGERALD R. FORD.
518
00:31:02,327 --> 00:31:06,164
{\an7}MAY GOD BLESS THIS SHIP
\hAND ALL WHO SAIL HER.
519
00:31:07,132 --> 00:31:08,533
{\an7}[CHEERING]
520
00:31:08,567 --> 00:31:11,003
{\an7}Butler: ANYTIME YOU BREAK
\h\h\hA BOTTLE ON A SHIP,
521
00:31:11,036 --> 00:31:12,271
{\an7}IT IS A GREAT FEELING.
522
00:31:12,304 --> 00:31:14,273
{\an7}\h\hBECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT
THAT SHIP IS GETTING READY
523
00:31:14,306 --> 00:31:16,608
{\an7}TO GO INTO THE WATER
FOR ITS FIRST TIME,
524
00:31:16,641 --> 00:31:21,045
{\an7}\hAND YOU KNOW THAT YOU HAD
A BIG PART TO PLAY IN THAT.
525
00:31:21,079 --> 00:31:24,282
{\an7}Narrator: THE FORD MOVES TO
ANOTHER PART OF THE SHIPYARD
526
00:31:24,316 --> 00:31:27,352
{\an7}FOR THE FINAL STAGE OF TESTING.
527
00:31:27,386 --> 00:31:31,290
{\an7}BUT DELIVERY IS STILL
\h\h\hA LONG WAY OFF.
528
00:31:31,323 --> 00:31:34,226
{\an7}McGrath: ACCEPTING DELIVERY
\h\hOF THE SHIP IS DIFFERENT
529
00:31:34,259 --> 00:31:38,230
{\an7}THAN IT BEING OPERATIONALLY
\h\h\h\h\hREADY FOR COMBAT.
530
00:31:38,263 --> 00:31:42,400
{\an7}THERE’S A LENGTHY PROCESS
\hBETWEEN THOSE TWO TIMES.
531
00:31:42,434 --> 00:31:44,236
{\an7}THERE ARE SEVERAL YEARS
\hBETWEEN NOW AND THEN.
532
00:31:47,139 --> 00:31:51,877
{\an7}Narrator: THE CARRIER NOW FACES
ITS BIGGEST OBSTACLE YET:
533
00:31:51,910 --> 00:31:56,815
{\an7}\h\h\hINCORPORATING
ITS NEW TECHNOLOGY.
534
00:31:56,848 --> 00:31:58,116
{\an7}McGrath: THE TWO TECHNOLOGIES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hON THE FORD
535
00:31:58,150 --> 00:31:59,485
{\an7}THAT GET THE MOST DISCUSSION
536
00:31:59,518 --> 00:32:03,722
{\an7}\h\h\h\hARE THE CATAPULT
AND THE ARRESTING GEAR,
537
00:32:03,755 --> 00:32:07,292
{\an7}THE ADVANCED ARRESTING
\h\h\h\h\hGEAR SYSTEM.
538
00:32:07,325 --> 00:32:08,860
{\an7}Narrator: IF THESE DON’T WORK,
539
00:32:08,894 --> 00:32:12,164
{\an7}THE FORD WON’T BE ABLE
\h\h\h\hTO DO ITS JOB.
540
00:32:16,501 --> 00:32:20,638
{\an7}AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER EXISTS
\hFOR ONE PRIMARY REASON.
541
00:32:20,672 --> 00:32:24,743
{\an7}[JETS ROARING]
542
00:32:24,776 --> 00:32:28,413
{\an7}TO DELIVER AMERICAN WARPLANES
\h\h\h\hALL AROUND THE GLOBE.
543
00:32:28,447 --> 00:32:33,953
{\an7}♪
544
00:32:33,985 --> 00:32:36,621
{\an7}A 97,000-TON NIMITZ-CLASS SHIP
545
00:32:36,655 --> 00:32:41,627
{\an7}CAN TRAVEL HUNDREDS
\h\hOF MILES A DAY.
546
00:32:41,660 --> 00:32:43,562
{\an7}SO GETTING THE AIRCRAFT
\h\h\h\h\hSOMEWHERE FAST
547
00:32:43,595 --> 00:32:47,299
{\an7}ISN’T A CHALLENGE.
548
00:32:47,332 --> 00:32:53,004
{\an7}THE HARD PART IS GETTING THEM
\h\h\h\h\hON AND OFF THE SHIP.
549
00:32:53,038 --> 00:32:54,706
{\an7}Rentfrow: TYPICALLY A RUNWAY
\h\h\hTHAT WILL ACCOMMODATE
550
00:32:54,739 --> 00:32:57,542
{\an7}\h\h\hJET AIRCRAFT IS
10,000 FEET OR LONGER.
551
00:32:57,576 --> 00:33:03,582
{\an7}BUT WE DON’T HAVE 10,000-FOOT
RUNWAYS ON AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.
552
00:33:03,615 --> 00:33:07,486
{\an7}OUR RUNWAY IS 1,089 FEET LONG,
553
00:33:07,519 --> 00:33:10,956
{\an7}\h\h\hAND SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE
SOME SORT OF ARTIFICIAL MEANS
554
00:33:10,989 --> 00:33:14,893
{\an7}OF GETTING THE AIRPLANE TO GO
\h\h\hFROM ZERO MILES AN HOUR
555
00:33:14,926 --> 00:33:18,897
{\an7}\hTO SOMETHING ON THE ORDER
OF 170 TO 180 MILES AN HOUR
556
00:33:18,930 --> 00:33:22,066
{\an7}TO SUSTAIN FLIGHT.
557
00:33:22,100 --> 00:33:26,104
{\an7}SO THAT, OF COURSE,
\h\hIS THE CATAPULT.
558
00:33:26,137 --> 00:33:28,373
{\an7}Narrator: EARLY NAVAL AIRCRAFT
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hWERE SMALL,
559
00:33:28,406 --> 00:33:30,942
{\an7}AND THEIR BOMB LOADS LIGHT.
560
00:33:30,976 --> 00:33:32,478
{\an7}THEY COULD LAUNCH
\hFROM THE CARRIER
561
00:33:32,511 --> 00:33:34,680
{\an7}USING JUST THEIR OWN POWER.
562
00:33:37,582 --> 00:33:39,284
{\an7}Rentfrow: IF YOU LOOK AT
OLD WORLD WAR II FOOTAGE
563
00:33:39,317 --> 00:33:40,685
{\an7}OF AN AIRPLANE TAKING OFF,
564
00:33:40,719 --> 00:33:43,488
{\an7}A LOT OF TIMES WHAT YOU SEE
IS WHAT WE CALL A DECK RUN.
565
00:33:46,825 --> 00:33:48,193
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIT’S SIMPLY,
IT’S RUNNING DOWN THE DECK
566
00:33:48,226 --> 00:33:51,196
{\an7}AND TAKING OFF LIKE IT WOULD
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN AN AIRFIELD,
567
00:33:51,229 --> 00:33:54,733
{\an7}\h\hEXCEPT IT’S DOING IT
ON AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER.
568
00:33:54,766 --> 00:33:56,668
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hIN GENERAL,
THEY WEREN’T REALLY USING
569
00:33:56,701 --> 00:33:58,836
{\an7}CATAPULT-ASSISTED TAKEOFFS.
570
00:34:01,172 --> 00:34:07,412
{\an7}\hNarrator: IN THE 1950s, NAVAL
AIRCRAFT GET BIGGER AND HEAVIER.
571
00:34:07,445 --> 00:34:11,716
{\an7}THEY ALSO CARRY MORE BOMBS.
572
00:34:11,750 --> 00:34:14,853
{\an7}Rentfrow: THE POST-WORLD WAR II
STORY OF AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
573
00:34:14,886 --> 00:34:16,454
{\an7}IS ALL ABOUT THE ABILITY
574
00:34:16,488 --> 00:34:21,059
{\an7}\h\h\hTO PRODUCE MORE
COMBAT STRIKING POWER.
575
00:34:21,092 --> 00:34:23,962
{\an7}AND SO YOU HAVE TO HAVE WAYS
576
00:34:23,995 --> 00:34:25,864
{\an7}TO GET THESE AIRPLANES
\h\h\h\hOFF THE DECK,
577
00:34:25,897 --> 00:34:27,665
{\an7}AND SO THIS REALLY LEADS
\h\h\hTO THE DEVELOPMENT
578
00:34:27,699 --> 00:34:30,101
{\an7}OF THE STEAM CATAPULT
\h\h\h\hIN THE 1950s.
579
00:34:30,135 --> 00:34:34,239
{\an7}[JETS ROARING]
580
00:34:36,841 --> 00:34:39,644
{\an7}Narrator: EVERY U.S. CARRIER
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hSINCE 1955
581
00:34:39,678 --> 00:34:43,749
{\an7}HAS RELIED ON STEAM CATAPULTS
\h\hTO GET AIRCRAFT AIRBORNE.
582
00:34:43,782 --> 00:34:46,952
{\an7}♪
583
00:34:46,985 --> 00:34:49,921
{\an7}BUT STEAM POWER COMES AT A COST.
584
00:34:51,957 --> 00:34:56,895
{\an7}THE CATAPULT, OR CAT SHOT,
\h\h\hIS A VIOLENT EVENT.
585
00:34:59,397 --> 00:35:04,636
{\an7}\h\h\hTHE PILOT AND THE AIRFRAME
GO FROM 0 TO 180 MILES PER HOUR
586
00:35:04,669 --> 00:35:06,271
{\an7}IN JUST THREE SECONDS.
587
00:35:06,304 --> 00:35:09,574
{\an7}[ROARING]
588
00:35:09,608 --> 00:35:10,776
{\an7}McGrath: THE LAUNCHING
\h\h\h\hOF AN AIRCRAFT
589
00:35:10,809 --> 00:35:14,579
{\an7}CAUSES A GREAT DEAL OF SHOCK
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THAT AIRCRAFT
590
00:35:14,613 --> 00:35:16,215
{\an7}AND TO THE SYSTEMS ON IT.
591
00:35:18,817 --> 00:35:21,520
{\an7}OVER TIME, THAT SHOCK
\h\h\hCAUSES FAILURES,
592
00:35:21,553 --> 00:35:23,622
{\an7}THOSE FAILURES COST MONEY TO FIX
593
00:35:23,655 --> 00:35:27,292
{\an7}AND MEAN LOST OPERATIONAL
\h\h\h\h\h\hAVAILABILITY.
594
00:35:29,027 --> 00:35:33,331
{\an7}\hRentfrow: THERE ARE TONS AND
TONS AND TONS OF MOVING PARTS,
595
00:35:33,365 --> 00:35:36,168
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSO IT IS VERY
MAINTENANCE INTENSIVE
596
00:35:36,201 --> 00:35:38,036
{\an7}AND VERY PEOPLE INTENSIVE.
597
00:35:38,069 --> 00:35:40,905
{\an7}IT TAKES A LOT OF PEOPLE WORKING
UNDERNEATH THE FLIGHT DECK
598
00:35:40,939 --> 00:35:43,675
{\an7}\h\hOF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER
TO OPERATE A STEAM CATAPULT.
599
00:35:45,944 --> 00:35:47,612
{\an7}Narrator: THE OTHER PROBLEM:
600
00:35:47,646 --> 00:35:50,549
{\an7}\h\hSTEAM CATAPULTS
CAN’T BE FINE-TUNED
601
00:35:50,582 --> 00:35:55,987
{\an7}TO LAUNCH THE LIGHTER AIRCRAFT
\h\hTHE NAVY WANTS TO DEVELOP.
602
00:35:56,021 --> 00:35:58,023
{\an7}\h\h\h\hMcGrath: THESE ARE
UNMANNED COMBAT VEHICLES,
603
00:35:58,056 --> 00:36:01,526
{\an7}\hUNMANNED REFUELING VEHICLES,
UNMANNED SURVEILLANCE VEHICLES
604
00:36:01,559 --> 00:36:04,695
{\an7}THAT YOU COULD, NUMBER ONE,
\h\h\hHAVE FAR MORE OF THEM
605
00:36:04,729 --> 00:36:07,899
{\an7}\hBECAUSE THEY’D BE
SMALLER AND LIGHTER.
606
00:36:07,932 --> 00:36:12,170
{\an7}THIS CARRIER HAS TO ACCOMMODATE
A NAVY ARCHITECTURE
607
00:36:12,203 --> 00:36:17,341
{\an7}THAT IS BEING GERMINATED IN SOME
12-YEAR-OLD’S MIND RIGHT NOW.
608
00:36:17,375 --> 00:36:20,111
{\an7}AND WHEN THAT 12-YEAR-OLD
\h\h\h\h\hGOES OFF TO WORK
609
00:36:20,145 --> 00:36:22,214
{\an7}\h\h\hIN THE AMERICAN
AERODYNAMICS INDUSTRY
610
00:36:22,247 --> 00:36:23,348
{\an7}AND COMES UP WITH SOMETHING
611
00:36:23,381 --> 00:36:25,650
{\an7}WE WANT TO SHOOT OFF
AN AIRCRAFT CARRIER,
612
00:36:25,684 --> 00:36:28,353
{\an7}WE WANT TO BE ABLE TO HAVE
A SYSTEM THAT CAN DO THAT.
613
00:36:31,289 --> 00:36:34,559
{\an7}\hNarrator: THE FORD FEATURES
THE FIRST NEW CATAPULT DESIGN
614
00:36:34,592 --> 00:36:36,994
{\an7}IN 50 YEARS.
615
00:36:37,028 --> 00:36:41,366
{\an7}IT’S CALLED THE ELECTROMAGNETIC
AIRCRAFT LAUNCH SYSTEM,
616
00:36:41,399 --> 00:36:43,668
{\an7}OR EMALS FOR SHORT.
617
00:36:43,702 --> 00:36:48,173
{\an7}IT DOESN’T USE STEAM;
\hIT USES ELECTRICITY.
618
00:36:52,744 --> 00:36:56,948
{\an7}\h\hTHE EMALS SYSTEM IS MADE UP
OF TWO LONG STATIONARY BEAMS...
619
00:36:59,851 --> 00:37:02,987
{\an7}AND A CARRIAGE THAT HOOKS UP
\h\h\h\h\h\hTO THE AIRCRAFT.
620
00:37:05,757 --> 00:37:09,661
{\an7}THE BEAMS ARE MADE UP
\h\hOF ELECTRIC COILS.
621
00:37:09,694 --> 00:37:13,965
{\an7}WHEN ENERGIZED, THEY CREATE
\h\hAN ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE
622
00:37:13,998 --> 00:37:18,703
{\an7}THAT PROPELS THE CARRIAGE
\h\h\h\h\hDOWN THE TRACK,
623
00:37:18,737 --> 00:37:23,742
{\an7}\h\hPULLING THE AIRCRAFT ALONG
AND LAUNCHING IT OFF THE DECK.
624
00:37:23,775 --> 00:37:25,310
{\an7}Jeremy Stoecklein: THE OPPOSING
FORWARDS COME TOGETHER
625
00:37:25,343 --> 00:37:26,611
{\an7}AND PUSH AWAY.
626
00:37:26,644 --> 00:37:28,379
{\an7}\h\hAND WHAT’S EVER
IN THE MIDDLE THEN,
627
00:37:28,413 --> 00:37:30,882
{\an7}\hIS DRUG AND PUSHED
AT A CONTROLLED PACE
628
00:37:30,915 --> 00:37:32,583
{\an7}DOWN, DOWN THE FLIGHT DECK.
629
00:37:34,919 --> 00:37:37,221
{\an7}\h\hNarrator: BY THE TIME
THE FORD IS COMMISSIONED,
630
00:37:37,255 --> 00:37:42,093
{\an7}THE NAVY HAS BEEN TESTING EMALS
ON LAND FOR ALMOST FOUR YEARS.
631
00:37:42,127 --> 00:37:45,597
{\an7}♪
632
00:37:45,630 --> 00:37:50,535
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hFIRST UP:
AN F/A-18E SUPERHORNET,
633
00:37:50,568 --> 00:37:53,037
{\an7}NAVAL AVIATION’S GO-TO JET.
634
00:37:53,071 --> 00:38:01,279
{\an7}♪
635
00:38:01,312 --> 00:38:06,150
{\an7}NEXT UP: A 60,000-POUND
\h\h\h\hC-2A GREYHOUND.
636
00:38:06,184 --> 00:38:10,588
{\an7}♪
637
00:38:10,622 --> 00:38:14,493
{\an7}LAST: THE NAVY’S NEW
\hF-35 LIGHTNING II.
638
00:38:16,060 --> 00:38:19,363
{\an7}\hTHE LAUNCH GIVES HOPE
THAT THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
639
00:38:19,397 --> 00:38:21,699
{\an7}ISN’T JUST A FLASH IN THE PAN.
640
00:38:21,733 --> 00:38:30,475
{\an7}♪
641
00:38:30,508 --> 00:38:33,478
{\an7}THE OPTIMISM IS SHORT-LIVED.
642
00:38:33,511 --> 00:38:36,481
{\an7}IN 2014, THE NAVY REVEALS
643
00:38:36,514 --> 00:38:40,651
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hTHAT ALMOST 10%
OF ITS LAUNCHES HAVE FAILED,
644
00:38:40,685 --> 00:38:45,323
{\an7}PUTTING THE ENTIRE
\hPROGRAM AT RISK.
645
00:38:45,356 --> 00:38:47,725
{\an7}Hummel: A SHIP THAT CAN’T LAUNCH
OR RECOVER AIRPLANES,
646
00:38:47,759 --> 00:38:51,229
{\an7}\h\h\hTHAT’S NOT GOOD FOR US;
THAT’S NOT GOOD FOR THE NAVY.
647
00:38:51,262 --> 00:38:53,598
{\an7}Rentfrow: IF THE ELECTROMAGNETIC
CATAPULTS DON’T WORK,
648
00:38:53,631 --> 00:38:56,467
{\an7}THEN THE GERALD R. FORD
\hOBVIOUSLY WON’T WORK.
649
00:38:56,501 --> 00:38:58,069
{\an7}IT CAN’T LAUNCH ITS AIRCRAFT.
650
00:38:58,102 --> 00:39:01,372
{\an7}♪
651
00:39:06,010 --> 00:39:08,179
{\an7}Narrator: 2014.
652
00:39:08,213 --> 00:39:11,450
{\an7}NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.
653
00:39:11,482 --> 00:39:16,988
{\an7}THE NAVY’S NEW $14 BILLION
\h\hCARRIER HAS A PROBLEM:
654
00:39:17,021 --> 00:39:19,657
{\an7}IT CAN’T LAUNCH AIRCRAFT
\h\h\h\h\hOFF THE SHIP.
655
00:39:19,691 --> 00:39:24,162
{\an7}♪
656
00:39:24,195 --> 00:39:27,365
{\an7}SHIPBUILDERS WORK ON A SOLUTION,
657
00:39:27,398 --> 00:39:31,569
{\an7}INSISTING THAT DELAYS ARE
\hJUST PAR FOR THE COURSE.
658
00:39:31,603 --> 00:39:33,605
{\an7}\hButler: THE FORD CLASS IS
PROBABLY UNIQUE IN THE FACT
659
00:39:33,638 --> 00:39:36,508
{\an7}THAT THE DECISION
WAS MADE EARLY ON
660
00:39:36,541 --> 00:39:41,246
{\an7}TO PUT A LOT OF TECHNOLOGY
\hON THE FIRST PROTOTYPE.
661
00:39:41,279 --> 00:39:43,982
{\an7}ANYTIME YOU DO THAT,
YOU EXPECT GOING IN
662
00:39:44,015 --> 00:39:48,686
{\an7}THAT THERE’S GOING TO BE SOME,
\hSOME ISSUES TO WORK THROUGH.
663
00:39:48,720 --> 00:39:50,222
{\an7}Narrator: ANOTHER ISSUE:
664
00:39:50,255 --> 00:39:53,792
{\an7}THE FORD’S NEW LANDING SYSTEM
\h\h\h\hISN’T WORKING EITHER.
665
00:39:55,660 --> 00:39:56,861
{\an7}Rentfrow: AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hARE ALL ABOUT
666
00:39:56,895 --> 00:39:58,764
{\an7}THE ABILITY TO GENERATE SORTIES.
667
00:39:58,796 --> 00:40:01,599
{\an7}\h\h\hHOW MANY MISSIONS
CAN YOU LAUNCH AND LAND
668
00:40:01,633 --> 00:40:03,168
{\an7}DURING ONE 24-HOUR PERIOD
669
00:40:03,201 --> 00:40:06,438
{\an7}IS THE BREAD AND BUTTER
OF WHAT A CARRIER DOES.
670
00:40:06,471 --> 00:40:14,379
{\an7}♪
671
00:40:14,412 --> 00:40:16,948
{\an7}Narrator: LANDING ON A CARRIER
\hIS ONE OF THE HARDEST THINGS
672
00:40:16,981 --> 00:40:19,884
{\an7}A NAVY PILOT WILL EVER DO.
673
00:40:19,918 --> 00:40:27,959
{\an7}♪
674
00:40:27,992 --> 00:40:30,828
{\an7}\h\hRentfrow: THE FIELD THAT
YOU’RE LANDING ON IS MOVING,
675
00:40:30,862 --> 00:40:32,964
{\an7}AND NOT ONLY IS IT MOVING,
676
00:40:32,997 --> 00:40:37,034
{\an7}BUT IT’S ACTUALLY MOVING ABOUT
\h\h15 DEGREES TO YOUR RIGHT,
677
00:40:37,068 --> 00:40:40,939
{\an7}AWAY FROM WHERE YOU’RE
\h\hTRYING TO LAND IT.
678
00:40:40,972 --> 00:40:42,740
{\an7}THE PILOT IS CONSTANTLY
\h\h\hHAVING TO CORRECT
679
00:40:42,774 --> 00:40:45,477
{\an7}A LITTLE BIT TO THE RIGHT
\hAS THEY’RE COMING DOWN.
680
00:40:45,510 --> 00:40:57,555
{\an7}♪
681
00:40:57,588 --> 00:41:00,424
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hNarrator: FROM ALMOST
THE BEGINNING OF NAVAL AVIATION,
682
00:41:00,458 --> 00:41:06,264
{\an7}AIRCRAFT WERE DESIGNED TO CATCH
A WIRE STRUNG ACROSS THE DECK.
683
00:41:06,297 --> 00:41:08,132
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\hRentfrow:
THE VERY EARLIEST CABLES
684
00:41:08,166 --> 00:41:12,337
{\an7}\h\h\hWERE ACTUALLY ROPES
SUSPENDED BETWEEN SANDBAGS
685
00:41:12,370 --> 00:41:16,441
{\an7}THAT CAUGHT BIPLANES THAT
\hWERE ATTEMPTING TO LAND.
686
00:41:16,474 --> 00:41:19,544
{\an7}AND FROM THERE, THEY THEN
\h\hDEVELOPED THE CONCEPT
687
00:41:19,577 --> 00:41:23,514
{\an7}\hOF ARRESTING CABLES THAT ARE
ACTUALLY BUILT INTO THE SHIP.
688
00:41:27,251 --> 00:41:30,254
{\an7}Narrator: ARRESTING WIRES TODAY
HAVE TO HELP STOP AN AIRCRAFT
689
00:41:30,288 --> 00:41:34,058
{\an7}\h\hLANDING AT OVER
150 MILES PER HOUR.
690
00:41:37,095 --> 00:41:41,166
{\an7}AS HIS PLANE TOUCHES DOWN,
THE PILOT USES A TAILHOOK
691
00:41:41,199 --> 00:41:43,401
{\an7}TO CATCH ONE OF THE THREE
\h\h\h\h\hARRESTING WIRES
692
00:41:43,434 --> 00:41:46,604
{\an7}STRUNG ACROSS THE LANDING AREA
\h\h\h\h\hON THE FLIGHT DECK.
693
00:41:50,908 --> 00:41:53,411
{\an7}WHEN THE TAILHOOK SNAGS
\h\h\hAN ARRESTING WIRE,
694
00:41:53,444 --> 00:41:55,513
{\an7}IT PULLS THE WIRE OUT.
695
00:41:59,450 --> 00:42:02,820
{\an7}EACH END OF THE WIRE IS ATTACHED
TO A HYDRAULIC CYLINDER
696
00:42:02,854 --> 00:42:04,823
{\an7}JUST BELOW THE FLIGHT DECK.
697
00:42:08,393 --> 00:42:11,696
{\an7}THE CYLINDER SYSTEM
\hABSORBS THE ENERGY
698
00:42:11,729 --> 00:42:15,733
{\an7}AND SLOWS THE AIRCRAFT UNTIL
IT REACHES A COMPLETE STOP.
699
00:42:19,170 --> 00:42:22,040
{\an7}IT’S A RELIABLE SYSTEM,
700
00:42:22,073 --> 00:42:26,344
{\an7}BUT THE JOLT IS HARD
\h\hON THE AIRFRAME.
701
00:42:26,377 --> 00:42:29,981
{\an7}A NAVY F/A-18 HORNET
\hLANDING ON A SHIP
702
00:42:30,014 --> 00:42:34,018
{\an7}LASTS ONLY A QUARTER AS LONG
\hAS ONE DESIGNED FOR LAND.
703
00:42:36,788 --> 00:42:38,056
{\an7}McGrath: THERE HAVE BEEN
INCREMENTAL IMPROVEMENTS
704
00:42:38,089 --> 00:42:40,658
{\an7}TO THE HYDRAULICS
AND THE MECHANICS
705
00:42:40,691 --> 00:42:43,027
{\an7}OF THE ARRESTING GEAR OVER TIME,
706
00:42:43,061 --> 00:42:44,663
{\an7}BUT PEOPLE HAD NOT THOUGHT ABOUT
707
00:42:44,695 --> 00:42:48,566
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hAPPLYING OTHER
PHYSICS PRINCIPLES TO IT.
708
00:42:48,599 --> 00:42:51,102
{\an7}\h\hOR IF THEY HAD, THEY THOUGHT
IT WAS PROHIBITIVELY EXPENSIVE.
709
00:42:51,135 --> 00:42:53,638
{\an7}AND THEN SOME WONDERFUL COMPANY
DECIDED
710
00:42:53,671 --> 00:42:56,641
{\an7}THEY WERE GOING TO DEVELOP
A DIFFERENT WAY TO DO IT,
711
00:42:56,674 --> 00:43:00,978
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAND SO NOW WE HAVE
THE ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR.
712
00:43:01,012 --> 00:43:05,850
{\an7}Narrator: THE FLIGHT DECK
LOOKS THE SAME AS BEFORE.
713
00:43:05,883 --> 00:43:09,720
{\an7}\h\hDECK CREW AND AVIATORS
WON’T SEE THE DIFFERENCE.
714
00:43:09,754 --> 00:43:11,656
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hHummel: AAG,
OR ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR,
715
00:43:11,689 --> 00:43:14,258
{\an7}STILL HAS THE WIRES GOING
\h\hACROSS THE FLIGHT DECK
716
00:43:14,292 --> 00:43:16,394
{\an7}THAT CATCH THE TAILHOOK
\h\h\h\hON THE AIRPLANE,
717
00:43:16,427 --> 00:43:18,829
{\an7}BUT WHAT’S UNDER THE DECK
IS SIGNIFICANTLY DIFFERENT
718
00:43:18,863 --> 00:43:21,699
{\an7}FROM A NIMITZ CLASS.
719
00:43:21,732 --> 00:43:25,636
{\an7}Narrator: ON AAG, THE ARRESTING
CABLES ARE ATTACHED TO TWO DRUMS
720
00:43:25,670 --> 00:43:28,239
{\an7}BENEATH THE FLIGHT DECK.
721
00:43:30,141 --> 00:43:33,177
{\an7}AS THE CABLES PULL AWAY
\h\h\h\hFROM THE DRUMS,
722
00:43:33,211 --> 00:43:37,515
{\an7}\hTHEY’RE SLOWED BY RESISTANCE
FROM AN ELECTROMAGNETIC MOTOR
723
00:43:37,548 --> 00:43:41,752
{\an7}AND ENERGY-ABSORBING
\h\h\hWATER BRAKES.
724
00:43:41,786 --> 00:43:43,888
{\an7}THE SYSTEM ADJUSTS AUTOMATICALLY
725
00:43:43,921 --> 00:43:48,926
{\an7}\h\h\hTO ACCOMMODATE AIRCRAFT
OF VARYING WEIGHTS AND SPEEDS.
726
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:52,063
{\an7}Hummel: THE MAXIMUM FORCE
OR DECELERATION OR G-FORCE
727
00:43:52,096 --> 00:43:54,899
{\an7}\h\hIS INTENDED TO BE LOWER
WITH THE NEW ARRESTING GEAR
728
00:43:54,932 --> 00:43:56,400
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\hAS COMPARED TO
THE OLD ARRESTING GEAR.
729
00:43:56,434 --> 00:43:58,303
{\an7}AND WHAT THAT DOES
IS REDUCES STRESS
730
00:43:58,336 --> 00:43:59,971
{\an7}AND WEAR AND TEAR
\hON THE AIRFRAME,
731
00:44:00,004 --> 00:44:04,108
{\an7}SO THE PLANE LASTS LONGER.
732
00:44:04,142 --> 00:44:07,245
{\an7}Narrator: THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
\h\h\hLOOKS GREAT ON PAPER,
733
00:44:07,278 --> 00:44:10,448
{\an7}BUT PROVES ANOTHER
\h\hCOSTLY GAMBLE.
734
00:44:12,984 --> 00:44:17,522
{\an7}\h\h\hBY 2015, DEVELOPMENT COSTS
FOR THE ADVANCED ARRESTING GEAR
735
00:44:17,555 --> 00:44:21,626
{\an7}\h\h\h\h\h\hHAVE GROWN
TO ALMOST $1 BILLION--
736
00:44:21,659 --> 00:44:25,329
{\an7}SIX TIMES THE ORIGINAL COST.
737
00:44:25,363 --> 00:44:28,166
{\an7}\h\hTHE NAVY KNOWS
IT NEEDS A BIG WIN
738
00:44:28,199 --> 00:44:32,904
{\an7}\h\hTO PROVE THAT AT LEAST SOME
OF THE FORD’S TECHNOLOGY WORKS.
739
00:44:37,341 --> 00:44:42,813
{\an7}IN JUNE 2015, THEY PLAN TO GIVE
THE MEDIA AN UP-CLOSE LOOK
740
00:44:42,847 --> 00:44:45,149
{\an7}AT THE CATAPULT SYSTEM,
741
00:44:45,183 --> 00:44:47,052
{\an7}\h\hCONFIDENT THAT
THE NEW TECHNOLOGY
742
00:44:47,084 --> 00:44:49,186
{\an7}IS FINALLY GOOD TO GO.
743
00:44:49,220 --> 00:44:54,158
{\an7}♪
744
00:44:54,192 --> 00:44:58,296
{\an7}\hTODAY, THEY’LL SHOOT A LARGE
STEEL VESSEL CALLED A DEADLOAD
745
00:44:58,329 --> 00:45:00,565
{\an7}OFF THE CARRIER’S BOW.
746
00:45:02,667 --> 00:45:06,337
{\an7}THE DEADLOAD WEIGHS
\h\h\h15,000 POUNDS,
747
00:45:06,370 --> 00:45:11,075
{\an7}ABOUT A THIRD AS MUCH
\h\hAS A LOADED F-18.
748
00:45:11,108 --> 00:45:13,077
{\an7}Hummel: WE USE DEADLOADS THAT
\h\hSIMULATE AIRPLANE WEIGHT,
749
00:45:13,110 --> 00:45:16,413
{\an7}SO WE KNOW THAT IT CAN LAUNCH IT
AT THE RIGHT VELOCITY
750
00:45:16,447 --> 00:45:19,450
{\an7}\h\h\hAND DO ALL THE THINGS IT’S
SUPPOSED TO DO, AND DO IT RIGHT.
751
00:45:19,483 --> 00:45:21,051
{\an7}Narrator: IF THE LAUNCH WORKS,
752
00:45:21,085 --> 00:45:25,556
{\an7}\h\hIT’S A MAJOR BOOST FOR
THE MUCH-MALIGNED PROGRAM.
753
00:45:25,590 --> 00:45:31,796
{\an7}IF IT DOESN’T, IT’S YET ANOTHER
SETBACK FOR THE NAVY’S NEW SHIP.
754
00:45:31,829 --> 00:45:34,732
{\an7}Hummel: IN THE UNEXPECTED EVENT
THAT SOMETHING WOULD GO WRONG,
755
00:45:34,765 --> 00:45:38,335
{\an7}\hTHAT’S SOMETHING THAT
WE’D HAVE TO DEAL WITH.
756
00:45:38,369 --> 00:45:40,771
{\an7}WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE
\h\hWE GET IT RIGHT.
757
00:45:45,243 --> 00:45:48,079
{\an7}Narrator: JUNE 2015.
758
00:45:48,112 --> 00:45:50,548
{\an7}NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA.
759
00:45:50,581 --> 00:45:53,651
{\an7}NAVY CREWS PREPARE TO LAUNCH
\h\h\h\h\h\hA WEIGHTED SLED
760
00:45:53,684 --> 00:45:58,556
{\an7}FROM ONE OF THE USS FORD’S
\h\h\hHIGH-TECH CATAPULTS,
761
00:45:58,589 --> 00:46:01,992
{\an7}\h\h\hHOPING TO DEMONSTRATE THAT
THE EMBATTLED NEW LAUNCH SYSTEM
762
00:46:02,026 --> 00:46:04,295
{\an7}IS FINALLY UP TO SNUFF.
763
00:46:06,697 --> 00:46:10,701
{\an7}SUSAN FORD BALES, DAUGHTER
OF THE CARRIER’S NAMESAKE,
764
00:46:10,735 --> 00:46:12,470
{\an7}GIVES THE SIGNAL.
765
00:46:15,906 --> 00:46:19,243
{\an7}THE SLED FLIES 300 FEET
DOWN THE CATAPULT TRACK
766
00:46:19,277 --> 00:46:24,182
{\an7}AT ABOUT 160 MILES PER HOUR...
767
00:46:24,215 --> 00:46:26,851
{\an7}AND SHOOTS INTO THE JAMES RIVER.
768
00:46:29,453 --> 00:46:31,288
{\an7}Hummel: IT PROVED THAT EMALS
\h\h\h\h\h\hWAS SUCCESSFUL,
769
00:46:31,322 --> 00:46:32,390
{\an7}AND THAT THAT PART OF THE SHIP
770
00:46:32,423 --> 00:46:34,392
{\an7}WAS GOING TO BE READY
\h\h\h\hTO GO TO SEA.
771
00:46:40,965 --> 00:46:43,801
{\an7}AND THAT WAS INDEED A GREAT DAY
FOR MANY SHIPBUILDERS.
772
00:46:47,505 --> 00:46:48,740
{\an7}Butler: WHAT WE’VE SEEN
\h\h\h\h\h\hIN THE EMALS
773
00:46:48,773 --> 00:46:50,842
{\an7}IS NOW WE HAVE BUILT
\h\hTHE TECHNOLOGY,
774
00:46:50,875 --> 00:46:53,778
{\an7}DEVELOPED THE TECHNOLOGY,
INSTALLED THE TECHNOLOGY,
775
00:46:53,811 --> 00:46:55,880
{\an7}WE’VE PROVEN THAT
THAT CAN BE DONE.
776
00:47:00,418 --> 00:47:03,087
{\an7}\hNarrator: A YEAR LATER,
THE FORD’S ARRESTING GEAR
777
00:47:03,120 --> 00:47:07,891
{\an7}\h\h\h\hSEEMS TO BE ON
THE RIGHT TRACK, TOO.
778
00:47:07,925 --> 00:47:15,299
{\an7}BY 2016, AN F/A-18E SUPER HORNET
IS ABLE TO LAND 12 TIMES A DAY.
779
00:47:19,170 --> 00:47:21,039
{\an7}Hummel: IT JUST PROVED
WHAT WE ALREADY KNEW;
780
00:47:21,172 --> 00:47:22,240
{\an7}WE KNEW IT WAS GOING TO WORK.
781
00:47:22,406 --> 00:47:25,175
{\an7}\h\h\hACTUALLY LANDING
THE PLANE ON THE DECK
782
00:47:25,209 --> 00:47:27,778
{\an7}PROVES THE SHIP’S READY TO GO,
\h\h\hAND WE’RE PROUD OF THAT.
783
00:47:36,954 --> 00:47:39,690
{\an7}Narrator: IN JUNE 2017,
784
00:47:39,724 --> 00:47:43,394
{\an7}THE NAVY IS CONFIDENT
IN THE NEW TECHNOLOGY,
785
00:47:43,427 --> 00:47:47,998
{\an7}AND READY TO WELCOME THE SHIP
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hINTO ITS FLEET.
786
00:47:48,032 --> 00:47:50,601
{\an7}THE USS GERALD R. FORD
787
00:47:50,634 --> 00:47:54,238
{\an7}\h\hBECOMES AMERICA’S
11th WORKING CARRIER,
788
00:47:54,271 --> 00:47:58,876
{\an7}AND THE FIRST OF THREE
IN A BRAND NEW CLASS.
789
00:47:58,909 --> 00:48:01,178
{\an7}John Richardson: IT’S DEFINITELY
A DAY OF CELEBRATION
790
00:48:01,212 --> 00:48:04,248
{\an7}FOR THE CAPTAIN AND THE CREW
\h\h\hOF THE GERALD R. FORD,
791
00:48:04,281 --> 00:48:06,316
{\an7}WHO FROM THIS DAY FORWARD
792
00:48:06,350 --> 00:48:09,653
{\an7}\hWILL NOW NO LONGER BE
A SHIPBUILDING PROJECT,
793
00:48:09,687 --> 00:48:12,590
{\an7}BUT WILL BE A WARSHIP
\h\h\h\h\hAND A CREW.
794
00:48:12,623 --> 00:48:20,698
{\an7}[APPLAUSE]
795
00:48:22,199 --> 00:48:27,037
{\an7}Hummel: DELIVERING THAT SHIP
WAS A GREAT ACCOMPLISHMENT.
796
00:48:27,071 --> 00:48:31,108
{\an7}\h\hBLOOD, SWEAT AND TEARS
FOR YEARS WENT INTO THAT.
797
00:48:31,142 --> 00:48:33,444
{\an7}IT’S THE HARDEST THING YOU’LL
\h\hEVER DO AS A SHIPBUILDER.
798
00:48:33,477 --> 00:48:40,951
{\an7}♪
799
00:48:40,985 --> 00:48:42,920
{\an7}Narrator: FOR THE NEXT
\h\h\h\h\hTHREE YEARS,
800
00:48:42,953 --> 00:48:45,789
{\an7}THE FORD’S CREW MUST
\hPAINSTAKINGLY TEST
801
00:48:45,823 --> 00:48:50,961
{\an7}\h\h\hEVERY SINGLE SYSTEM
ON EACH PART OF THE SHIP.
802
00:48:50,995 --> 00:48:53,431
{\an7}Hummel: IT’S IMPORTANT TO DO
\hTHOSE TESTS AFTER DELIVERY
803
00:48:53,464 --> 00:48:54,598
{\an7}TO PROVE TO THE NATION
804
00:48:54,632 --> 00:48:57,235
{\an7}THAT SHE’S READY TO GO TO SEA
\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND BE DEPLOYED.
805
00:48:57,268 --> 00:49:01,873
{\an7}♪
806
00:49:01,906 --> 00:49:04,409
{\an7}McGrath: WHEN THE SHIP DEPLOYS,
807
00:49:04,442 --> 00:49:08,446
{\an7}IT WILL DEPLOY AS A MONSTROUSLY
EFFECTIVE AND CAPABLE SHIP.
808
00:49:08,479 --> 00:49:16,187
{\an7}♪
809
00:49:16,220 --> 00:49:18,089
{\an7}Narrator: BACK AT THE SHIPYARD,
810
00:49:18,122 --> 00:49:22,493
{\an7}THE SECOND FORD-CLASS SHIP
\h\h\h\h\hIS 50% COMPLETE:
811
00:49:22,526 --> 00:49:25,429
{\an7}THE USS KENNEDY.
812
00:49:25,463 --> 00:49:26,664
{\an7}Hummel: WE HAD ALREADY BEEN
813
00:49:26,697 --> 00:49:28,966
{\an7}THROUGH THOSE EARLY PHASES
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hOF FORD,
814
00:49:28,999 --> 00:49:31,869
{\an7}\h\hSO AS WE STARTED BUILDING
KENNEDY IN THOSE EARLY PHASES,
815
00:49:31,902 --> 00:49:33,504
{\an7}\h\h\hALL THOSE LESSONS
WERE BEING INCORPORATED
816
00:49:33,537 --> 00:49:37,374
{\an7}ON THE KENNEDY ITSELF.
817
00:49:37,408 --> 00:49:41,812
{\an7}Butler: WE’RE GOING TO DELIVER
\h\h\hKENNEDY IN JUNE OF 2022.
818
00:49:41,846 --> 00:49:46,084
{\an7}IT SEEMS LIKE A LONG TIME,
\h\h\h\h\h\h\h\hAND IT IS.
819
00:49:46,116 --> 00:49:48,352
{\an7}BUT TO US, IT’S WHAT
\h\hWE DO EVERY DAY.
820
00:49:48,385 --> 00:49:53,056
{\an7}♪
821
00:49:53,090 --> 00:49:56,827
{\an7}Narrator: CONGRESS HAS ORDERED
\h\h\hTHREE MORE NEW CARRIERS
822
00:49:56,861 --> 00:50:02,500
{\an7}AT A COST OF OVER $42 BILLION.
823
00:50:02,533 --> 00:50:06,003
{\an7}\h\h\h\hBUT THE USS FORD
WILL ALWAYS BE THE SHIP
824
00:50:06,036 --> 00:50:09,806
{\an7}THAT CHANGED THE FACE
\h\h\hOF NAVAL WARFARE
825
00:50:09,840 --> 00:50:14,912
{\an7}\h\hAND BROUGHT IT INTO
THE 21st CENTURY FIGHT.
826
00:50:14,945 --> 00:50:19,450
{\an7}[JETS ROARING]
827
00:50:19,483 --> 00:50:23,320
{\an7}IT’S THE CARRIER THAT PROVED
\h\h\h\hAMERICA’S INGENUITY,
828
00:50:23,354 --> 00:50:28,426
{\an7}\hAND THE NAVY’S DETERMINATION
TO BRING THE BEST INTO BATTLE.
829
00:50:28,459 --> 00:50:32,730
{\an7}♪
830
00:50:32,763 --> 00:50:35,432
{\an7}McGrath: WE ALWAYS FIGURE
\h\h\h\hTHESE THINGS OUT.
831
00:50:35,466 --> 00:50:39,036
{\an7}IT TAKES TIME, TAKES MONEY,
BUT I’M NOT READY TO BELIEVE
832
00:50:39,069 --> 00:50:44,007
{\an7}THAT WE NEED TO GIVE UP
\hON DOING HARD THINGS.
833
00:50:44,041 --> 00:50:49,580
{\an7}Narrator: THE USS FORD TOOK ON
\h\h\h\h\hITS CRITICS AND WON.
834
00:50:49,613 --> 00:50:53,684
{\an7}NOW IT’S READY TO
TAKE ON THE WORLD.
835
00:50:53,717 --> 00:50:58,989
{\an7}♪