Questions tagged [aircraft-carrier]
Anything related to the operation of aircraft around carriers: landing, take-off, taxi, storage, etc.
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With the loss of a carrier, would American Navy aircraft consider landing on allied carriers in a major conflict? [closed]
Imagine a third world war or a major war involving significant use of carriers, something akin to a modern day variant of the battle of Midway involving carrier battles.
It isn't unthinkable that ...
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What capabilities have been lost with the retirement of the F-14?
As in the title. Ideally, I am looking for a study in the public domain that would summarize the US Navy's loss of capabilities with the disappearance of the Grumman F-14 Tomcat. I will also accept an ...
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Why do the arresting gear cables need to be pushed/ guided back?
Also, what is the yellow metal stick officially called?
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Slanted Brown Rectangles on Aircraft Carriers?
What are the rectangles adjacent to the arresting gear on Aircraft Carriers? Are they service hatches?
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Why are bridles no longer used on carriers?
So, back in the day a lot of carriers had a "bridle" fitted onto the catapult. This was basically a V-shaped cable that attached to two points on the underside of a plane and would basically ...
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Why are catapult carriers' decks flat and leveled?
I know the Russians seems to be planning some sort of catapult then ski-jump system, but I am not talking about that.
In the history of all aircraft catapult, they all seems to be launching the ...
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What is the purpose of the arrow on the flightdeck of USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt?
The below photo of Midway class aircraft carrier USS Franklin Delano Roosevelt shows a long white arrow starting on the centerline of the flight deck and continuing up until the "42" at the ...
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What is the fundamental difference between a land-based jet and a carrier capable jet?
Are the carrier-capable planes designed as carrier-capable from the ground up? Or are they made carrier-capable by modifying a land-capable design?
For example, Mig-29 versus Mig-29K ?
In the latter ...
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A C130 lands on a carrier. How much energy must be dissipated and where does it all go?
Assumptions must be described and answers must be math justified. Extra credit for plausible obscurity.
c130 carrier landing
update:
From the video the landing roll was 270ft at 85klb and 460ft at ...
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What does "203" mean?
In Top Gun (1986), Cougar, who is piloting a jet, speaks to a radar operator on radio
about unknown aircraft:
Cougar: Mustang. Mustang, this is Ghost Rider, 203. I've got him
inbound, bogey heading ...
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What does "CATs three and four" mean?
I heard this line in Top Gun (1986) film:
Airboss: Ready Willard and Simkin off CATs three and four.
What does "CATs three and four" mean?
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When F/A-18 landing on the carrier the main landing gear touching the runaway first or the hook?
The hook in my opinion must be lower enough to make sure that he gets the proper cable, but it is possible that I'm not right.
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How are the landing lights of the legacy F-18 Hornet seen before landing on the carrier?
The LSO will be able to see the nose gear landing lights to make sure that the aircraft's angle of attack is at $8.1^\circ$ if the aircraft is "on speed". Are these lights (all 3 of them) ...
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How do aircraft on the deck of a moving aircraft carrier align their INS/IRS?
I know that the F/A-18C is equiped with a rotary switch for inertial alignment. The switch has two positions, one for ground and the other for carrier operations. Leaving aside the GPS/GNSS, I wonder ...
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What are these ramps on the back of the USS Midway?
Can anyone explain the purpose of these three ramps on either side of the stern on the aircraft carrier the USS Midway?
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