Construction of the second newest American aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy (CVN 79) It is well ahead of schedule. Currently under construction at the shipyard Newport News Naval Shipbuilding aircraft carrier almost completed. Press-service shipyard published video, which shows how to install the last major element of the ship.
As previously reported, significantly advancing the construction schedule has been achieved by enlarging the ship design units. The waste on the same type of construction of the first carrier Gerald R. Ford construction technology has allowed to optimize processes and get ahead of the curve construction schedule. While maintaining the pace of construction of the ship's launching will take place in autumn this year.
Official ceremony aircraft carrier Share held 22 August 2015 of the year, although in fact its construction was started in December 2010 of the year, and the ceremony of the first steel cutting took place 25 February 2011 of the year.
The aircraft carrier John F. Kennedy is the second in a series of ten ships of the type of Gerald R. Ford. New nuclear aircraft carriers should be replaced in the Navy US Nimitz class ships, which are in service with 1975 of the year. Its commissioning is scheduled for 2024 year.
New aircraft carriers have a length 337 m, maximum width - 78 m, displacement - order 100 000 tonnes. According to the specs, can carry air wing of up to 90 aircraft and vertolotov.Na they planned to place the F-35 aircraft, F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, EA-18G Growler, and helicopters MH-60R / S.
