Application Profile Model NFA Brakes Aircraft Carrier Flight Deck Elevators Product Application P-8476-SG 10/18 Stromag was selected to provide advanced braking solutions for use aboard the U.S. Navy’s newest Gerald Ford-class nuclear-powered aircraft carriers. The Ford-class carriers utilize three large aircraft elevators, each weighing more than 100 tons, to move aircraft up and down from the hangar bay to the flight deck. The Stromag brakes are incorporated into the motor/gearbox-driven lift systems located on all four corners of each aircraft elevator. Stromag supplied Model NFA 400 electromagnetic, spring-applied brakes with a brake torque rating of 6,300 Nm (4,646 lb.ft.). The large 560 mm (22 in.) dia. brakes feature high torque linings and IP 55 protection. The Stromag br

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