It takes skills and nerves of ice for a US Navy pilot to land an aircraft on a carrier’s flight deck, essentially a miniature airfield, that is pitching, rolling and…
Aircraft carrier landing operations It takes skills and nerves of ice for a US Navy pilot to take off and land an aircraft on a carrier’s flight deck, essentially a…
US Navy aircraft carriers Aircraft carriers are the centerpiece of America’s Naval forces – the most adaptable and survivable airfields in the world. The US Navy has ten nuclear-powered Nimitz-class…
The F-22 Raptor The 5th Generation F-22 Raptor is the world’s premier air dominance fighter and a proven US Air Force (USAF) strategic deterrent. A combination of sensor capability, integrated…
The last thing a Navy pilot launching from an aircraft carrier wants is that sinking feeling as the jet descends too far below the flight deck at the end of…
Fighter pilots do not chat with each other in the way you see in Top Gun Fighter pilots absolutely do not chat with each other in the way you see…
Landing on an aircraft carrier. It takes skills and nerves of ice for a US Navy pilot to land an aircraft on a carrier’s flight deck, essentially a miniature airfield,…
The centerpiece of America’s Naval forces Aircraft carriers are the centerpiece of America’s Naval forces – the most adaptable and survivable airfields in the world. On any given day, Sailors…
F-35B first night shipborne rolling vertical landing aboard HMS Prince of Wales An F-35 Lightning II test pilot performed the first night shipborne rolling vertical landing (SRVL) aboard HMS Prince…
“This ship and crew are actively reshaping the face of our Navy’s capabilities and strengthening the future of Naval Aviation,” Capt. Rick Burgess, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78) commanding…