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- ...and f16 in flight.jpg|right|250px|Airplanes are a type of heavier-than-air aircraft.}} .../credit}}<br/>|}}[[Helicopter|Helicopters]] are a type of heavier-than-air aircraft.]]2 KB (269 words) - 15:09, 18 August 2009
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- ...f name="EBBA">{{cite web |url=https://www.britannica.com/technology/bomber-aircraft |title=Bomber |publisher=Encyclopaedia Britannica |date=3 March 2024}}</ref This section focuses on some of the main types of bomber aircraft used operationally in World War II.2 KB (292 words) - 10:48, 8 April 2024
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- Military '''combat aircraft''' directly harm enemy forces, with kinetic or electronic attack, or delibe *[[fighter aircraft|Fixed-wing fighter]]828 bytes (116 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
- [[Image:CV-Nimitz.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Modern aircraft carrier: ''USS Nimitz'']] ...hey also have a system of arresting wires, which allows a high-performance aircraft to be brought to a stop in seconds. This technique is called CATOBAR (CATOB21 KB (3,288 words) - 08:34, 22 April 2024
- '''Balloons''' are [[aircraft]] that remain aloft through the use of [[buoyancy]]. Balloons are the first type of aircraft ever to lift a human from the surface of the earth.567 bytes (92 words) - 14:02, 19 June 2008
- ...R]], [[air refueling|tanker]], etc. Even within the transport mission, the aircraft can often be reconfigured for carrying cargo, passengers, or patients in li Commercial airliners, of course, are passenger transport aircraft optimized for carrying passengers, with varying levels of luxury. There are3 KB (387 words) - 07:50, 12 February 2009
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- '''Fighter aircraft''', generally known as '''fighters''', are military aircraft which are essentially used in air-to-air combat. Famous examples include th269 bytes (32 words) - 14:45, 29 March 2024
- Aircraft that either directly attack the enemy by kinetic or nonkinetic (e.g., [[ele255 bytes (39 words) - 13:01, 22 August 2010
- On October 14, 1947, a U.S. [[rocket motor|rocket-propelled]] research aircraft, piloted by Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager, became the first manned vehicle to e ...d the basic shape of something known to be stable at high speed: the small aircraft was essentially a .50 caliber bullet with wings and a tail. It had enough l674 bytes (108 words) - 19:28, 2 February 2009
- On an [[aircraft carrier]], the '''island''' contains the ship's superstructure, much smalle A few early and unsuccessful aircraft carriers were built with no island and really no superstructure. This was i1 KB (214 words) - 13:34, 3 September 2010
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- Military aircraft which are essentially used in air-to-air combat.102 bytes (12 words) - 14:46, 29 March 2024
- ...for some [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s, a mechanical means, external to the aircraft, of imparting takeoff speed232 bytes (31 words) - 01:27, 19 October 2010
- ...aircraft that carries sensors to search for surface and subsurface ships. Aircraft of this type typically carry [[air-to-surface missile]]s (ASM) to attack sh797 bytes (129 words) - 14:11, 31 March 2024
- [[Fixed-wing aircraft]], [[helicopter]]s, or [[tilt-rotor aircraft]] whose primary role is moving people or cargo; they may be armed for self-188 bytes (24 words) - 15:37, 25 July 2008
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- ...et.jpg/credit}}<br/>|}}The [[Boeing 747]] is one of the largest fixed-wing aircraft ever built.]] '''Fixed-wing aircraft''' are vehicles that remain aloft using the [[lift (force)|aerodynamic lift2 KB (257 words) - 15:31, 25 July 2008
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- #Redirect [[Fixed-wing aircraft]]33 bytes (3 words) - 12:42, 21 May 2008
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Aircraft]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Balloon (aircraft)}}1 KB (190 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
- ...an aircraft for the [[Russian Federation]], although, especially for civil aircraft, Russia is a competitive market. ...dustry aggressively competes in the export [[arms trade]], often designing aircraft principally to meet the requirements of other national markets. While some1 KB (151 words) - 20:40, 30 September 2009
- {{r|USS Randolph (CV-15)|''USS Randolph'' (CV-15)|**}} [[Aircraft carrier]] of the U.S. [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class]]; commissioned in Octo {{r|USS Hancock (CV-19)|''USS Hancock'' (CV-19)|**}}[[Aircraft carrier]] of the U.S. [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class]]; name changed from Ti9 KB (1,237 words) - 08:34, 22 April 2024
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- A [[warship]] designed to launch and recover [[combat aircraft]] and aircraft that support military operations146 bytes (18 words) - 10:00, 7 April 2010
- Some aircraft, more (e.g., De Havilland Mosquito) or less (e.g., Bristol Blenheim) were d1 KB (206 words) - 09:07, 28 April 2024
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- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Balloon (aircraft)]]. Needs checking by a human. {{r|Aircraft}}497 bytes (64 words) - 11:14, 11 January 2010
- A rocket powered aircraft which, in 1947, was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled level flight.157 bytes (23 words) - 18:50, 31 October 2008
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- <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>A modified ship superstructure for [[aircraft carrier]]s, of minimal size for needed functions and offset to one side of205 bytes (33 words) - 13:34, 3 September 2010
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- There were three '''Yorktown-class aircraft carriers''' in the [[US Navy]], during World War II: the ''USS Yorktown'',555 bytes (85 words) - 06:19, 7 January 2024
- ...variants have been built for exceptionally specialized purposes as unique aircraft, but there are several series that are used extensively. ...exibility, a program is underway to be able to exchange the payloads among aircraft. The challenge here is less the internal electronics, but the antennas, and1 KB (162 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
- Very long range, usually land-based, aircraft optimized for sea surveillance, originally principally for [[anti-submarine280 bytes (33 words) - 20:18, 6 September 2009
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- *See [[Aircraft carrier/Catalogs#Classes and unique ships|Classes and unique ships]] {{r|Island (aircraft carrier)}}1 KB (194 words) - 20:47, 2 April 2024
- #REDIRECT [[Signals intelligence collection, aircraft-based]]61 bytes (5 words) - 17:29, 12 September 2009
- ===Aircraft===852 bytes (97 words) - 14:11, 31 March 2024
- #REDIRECT [[Signals intelligence collection, aircraft-based/Definition]]72 bytes (6 words) - 17:29, 12 September 2009
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- ...[COMINT]]), [[RC-135 COMBAT SENT]] ([[ELINT]]) and [[EP-3|EP-3E Aries II]] aircraft. ...AIL]] system uses sets of three piloted aircraft and a ground station. The aircraft, however, only have a flight crew, and no onboard personnel or equipment to18 KB (2,719 words) - 17:29, 12 September 2009
- ...d States Air Force fighter strictly for air-to-air use, the ''F-15 Eagle'' aircraft has become a family, with multiple mission variants, upgrades, and export v ...sion. This is not to say, however, that the F-16 is not a highly effective aircraft, and the F-16 and F-15E form a low/high mix that provides air planners with2 KB (370 words) - 04:39, 5 April 2024
- Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/X-1 (aircraft)]]. Needs checking by a human.468 bytes (60 words) - 21:45, 11 January 2010
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- {{r|Bomber aircraft}} {{r|Experimental aircraft}}468 bytes (60 words) - 15:38, 25 July 2008
- ...ft used to support naval operations, including types for [[maritime patrol aircraft|maritime patrol]], [[Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance]] and lo296 bytes (32 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
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- On 10 April 2010, a [[Tu-154M]] aircraft, operated by the [[Polish Air Force]], crashed at [[Smolensk]], [[Russia]], | title=Polish Tu-154M Crash Update: Black Boxes Recovered, Aircraft Recently Overhauled14 KB (2,015 words) - 17:20, 12 March 2024
- A group of [[United States Air Force]] aircraft payloads for [[intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance]] that share t200 bytes (24 words) - 11:16, 10 February 2023
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- A series of fourth-generation air-to-air and all-weather fighter-bomber aircraft developed by the [[United States Air Force]] as the high end of a "high-low336 bytes (48 words) - 11:17, 10 February 2023
- ===Historic aircraft=== * [[P4Y Privateer]], Korean War maritime patrol aircraft3 KB (380 words) - 08:34, 22 April 2024
- An [[aircraft]] or [[unmanned aerial vehicle]] (UAV) that carries [[signals intelligence]134 bytes (15 words) - 17:29, 12 September 2009
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- April 10, 2010 crash, fatal to all on board, of a [[Tu-154M]] aircraft traveling from [[Warsaw]] to [[Smolensk]], for a memorial service for the v214 bytes (31 words) - 17:21, 8 July 2010
- ...e [[full-automatic (military)|automatic weapons]], fired from one side the aircraft to converge on a [[beaten zone]]274 bytes (37 words) - 06:31, 26 April 2009
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- ...United Kingdom|UK]], is probably ''not'' searching the [[sky|skies]] for [[aircraft]].]] ...has been necessary to ascertain the existence of a negative reaction to [[aircraft]] amongst these [[flight]]less [[bird]]s. In turn, this has led to an often7 KB (1,105 words) - 10:09, 25 February 2024
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- ...for some [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s, a mechanical means, external to the aircraft, of imparting takeoff speed232 bytes (31 words) - 01:27, 19 October 2010
- ...s long runways, or a [[carrier-capable]] aircraft that must be [[catapult (aircraft)|catapult-launched]] and will land with the [[tailhook]] & [[arrested landi237 bytes (29 words) - 01:22, 19 October 2010
- Military '''combat aircraft''' directly harm enemy forces, with kinetic or electronic attack, or delibe *[[fighter aircraft|Fixed-wing fighter]]828 bytes (116 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
- ...oth from carriers and Marine airfields, that served as a close air support aircraft into the [[Korean War]]370 bytes (50 words) - 14:14, 16 July 2008
- ...e [[full-automatic (military)|automatic weapons]], fired from one side the aircraft to converge on a [[beaten zone]]274 bytes (37 words) - 06:31, 26 April 2009
- ...on]] [[maritime patrol aircraft]]; slower than Air Force RC-135 comparable aircraft164 bytes (19 words) - 12:46, 11 November 2009
- ...; slightly larger than her sisters; operates [[helicopter]]s and [[STOVL]] aircraft178 bytes (21 words) - 14:07, 3 September 2010
- {{r|Bomber aircraft}} {{r|Experimental aircraft}}468 bytes (60 words) - 15:38, 25 July 2008
- A [[warship]] designed to launch and recover [[combat aircraft]] and aircraft that support military operations146 bytes (18 words) - 10:00, 7 April 2010
- Aircraft that combines characteristics of heavier-than-air (fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter), and lighter than air (airship), technology.176 bytes (19 words) - 08:06, 11 September 2009
- ...an aircraft for the [[Russian Federation]], although, especially for civil aircraft, Russia is a competitive market. ...dustry aggressively competes in the export [[arms trade]], often designing aircraft principally to meet the requirements of other national markets. While some1 KB (151 words) - 20:40, 30 September 2009
- ...oviet-designed aircraft (NATO reporting name [[FOXBAT]]) used in [[fighter aircraft|interceptor]] and reconnaissance roles187 bytes (20 words) - 14:27, 9 February 2009
- ...craft#escort fighter |escort fighter]] and, to a limited extent, [[fighter aircraft#fighter-bomber |fighter-bomber]] in WWII.276 bytes (32 words) - 14:16, 16 July 2008
- ...ed intercontinental bomber, vulnerable to fighters but an interim Cold War aircraft until jet bombers were available; some continuing reconnaissance use240 bytes (31 words) - 10:51, 13 December 2010
- ...ircraft Industries, in versions for both military use and to protect civil aircraft.203 bytes (28 words) - 17:34, 2 February 2009
- ...ding and safely get airborne, rather than crash into a barricade or parked aircraft345 bytes (53 words) - 14:20, 3 September 2010
- [[Fixed-wing aircraft]], [[helicopter]]s, or [[tilt-rotor aircraft]] whose primary role is moving people or cargo; they may be armed for self-188 bytes (24 words) - 15:37, 25 July 2008
- A '''glider''' is a type of unpowered [[aircraft]] that uses aerodynamic [[lift (force)|lift]] to slow its rate of descent. Gliders were the first form of heavier-than-air aircraft.328 bytes (51 words) - 15:45, 27 January 2008
- ...ical takeoff and landing (VTOL)''', such as all helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft such as the [[MV-22 Osprey]]. Some aircraft normally considered [[STOVL]], such as the [[AV-8B Harrier II]], can take o399 bytes (59 words) - 21:51, 12 August 2008
- ...cience of flying aircraft; also the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft.127 bytes (18 words) - 03:27, 27 March 2024
- ...cience of flying aircraft; also the design, production, and maintenance of aircraft.132 bytes (18 words) - 03:27, 27 March 2024
- A [[Russian aircraft industry|Russian]] "generation 4.5" [[fighter aircraft]], derived from the [[Su-27 (fighter)]]151 bytes (16 words) - 14:57, 12 September 2009
- A rocket powered aircraft which, in 1947, was the first aircraft to exceed the speed of sound in controlled level flight.157 bytes (23 words) - 18:50, 31 October 2008
- ...periority fighter]] in WWII; its long range made it an effective [[fighter aircraft|escort fighter]] as well.177 bytes (26 words) - 21:08, 1 October 2008
- ...erial Japanese Navy]]; [[IJN Hiryu]] larger and with a different [[island (aircraft carrier)|island position]]201 bytes (26 words) - 13:20, 3 September 2010
- ...aircraft in a mid-air collision with a Chinese fighter; landed the damaged aircraft successfully207 bytes (27 words) - 10:09, 10 February 2023
- ...ed as a light bomber, night fighter, special transport, and reconnaissance aircraft.217 bytes (29 words) - 01:17, 16 July 2008
- ...ter aircraft|air superiority fighter]], with some capability for [[fighter aircraft|fighter-bomber]] missions.225 bytes (26 words) - 10:06, 10 February 2023
- ...and missile capabilities, both by attacking ground facilities and engaging aircraft close to their bases200 bytes (27 words) - 00:20, 9 March 2009
- ...long-range air surveillance and [[anti-submarine warfare]] capability of [[aircraft carrier]]s226 bytes (27 words) - 08:43, 16 April 2011
- ...a Electronics subsidiary of Israel Aircraft Industries, intended for large aircraft while a different package exists for tactical airplanes234 bytes (31 words) - 16:13, 2 February 2009
- ...with angled decks and other features specifically intended to operate jet aircraft; improved last four became [[Kitty Hawk-class]]267 bytes (34 words) - 19:12, 15 April 2011
- ...ategic reconnaissance aircraft developed from the Lockheed YF-12A and A-12 aircraft by the Lockheed Skunk Works.183 bytes (24 words) - 02:02, 21 March 2024
- With respect to [[carrier-capable]] aircraft, '''conventional takeoff and landing (CTOL)''' means that it will be [[cata ...ing, such as the [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]] and [[F-35A Lightning II]]. Some aircraft, such as the [[Su-27 (fighter)|Su-27]], have both carrier-capable (Su-27K)1 KB (162 words) - 10:06, 10 February 2023
- A Soviet-designed high-speed, high-altitude aircraft used as a [[fighter aircraft|interceptor]] and as for reconnaissance157 bytes (18 words) - 19:37, 29 August 2008
- A WWII German aircraft that was the first jet [[fighter aircraft|air superiority fighter]] in significant production, with its advent delaye229 bytes (34 words) - 14:23, 9 February 2009
- ...], [[anti-aircraft artillery]], [[surface-to-air missile]]s, and [[fighter aircraft]], presenting multiple layers of defense under systematic [[command and con238 bytes (27 words) - 19:40, 2 August 2008
- ...long range; valued as an [[anti-submarine warfare]] and [[maritime patrol aircraft]]248 bytes (34 words) - 15:33, 27 September 2008
- ...al use; provided auxiliary services early in WWII, was damaged by Japanese aircraft in February 1942, and scuttled263 bytes (36 words) - 20:25, 16 August 2010
- ...the U.S. [[Air Combat Command]], preparing on tactical combat aircraft and aircraft that directly supported them203 bytes (29 words) - 17:41, 13 September 2009
- ...d for [[anti-tank warfare]], and the archetype for a long series of attack aircraft with similar missions234 bytes (31 words) - 01:39, 31 January 2009
- ...gined U.S. [[fighter aircraft|air superiority fighter]] and reconnaissance aircraft of the Second World War; range and two-engine reliability made it especiall249 bytes (33 words) - 17:17, 18 August 2010
- ...aft and to measure its total time of travel to the surface and back to the aircraft.212 bytes (33 words) - 12:11, 11 September 2009
- ...y Air Forces in World War II, which could, when well-flown, be a [[fighter aircraft|air superiority fighter]].218 bytes (30 words) - 14:08, 16 July 2008
- ...rations, the most critical units (e.g., [[C3I-ISR]] or tanker aircraft, [[aircraft carrier]]s, command, or amphibious troopships) in a formation, which receiv246 bytes (35 words) - 16:40, 31 January 2011
- ...tage, armed with [[5"-38 caliber gun]]s and [[anti-aircraft artillery|anti-aircraft]] [[autocannon]], [[torpedo]]es, and [[depth charge]]s. More were built tha321 bytes (46 words) - 20:24, 20 September 2008
- ...still highly classified system will go onto next-generation surveillance aircraft and provide targeting information to [[precision-guided munition]]s370 bytes (44 words) - 20:46, 11 September 2009
- ...s; initially called "through deck cruiser" due to political sensitivity of aircraft carrier designation, but accepted as VTOL and commando carriers; commission267 bytes (34 words) - 19:39, 25 August 2010
- ...esigned [[fighter aircraft#fourth-generation|fourth-generation]] [[fighter aircraft#multirole fighter|multirole fightr]], with the NATO designation [[FULCRUM]]220 bytes (22 words) - 09:18, 21 August 2008
- '''Fighter aircraft''', generally known as '''fighters''', are military aircraft which are essentially used in air-to-air combat. Famous examples include th269 bytes (32 words) - 14:45, 29 March 2024
- ...y or other take-off and landing space, but often much larger and including aircraft hangars, air traffic control towers and terminals.291 bytes (42 words) - 09:46, 21 November 2013
- ...d German participants, '''[[Panavia]]''', the '''Tornado''' is a [[fighter aircraft]] with several variants: *ADV: Air Defense Version (i.e., [[fighter aircraft#air superiority fighter|air superiority fighter]]), known as the F2 or F3 i494 bytes (68 words) - 11:02, 8 April 2024
- ...links, [[surface-to-air missile]]s, [[anti-aircraft artillery]], [[fighter aircraft]] and their airbases and command posts of air defense systems296 bytes (37 words) - 21:04, 21 September 2008
- The main deck area of [[aircraft carrier]]s, from which aircraft take off and land; high-performance jet operation became practical, in part292 bytes (45 words) - 14:18, 3 September 2010
- ...egress from an aircraft at high altitudes. Used for emergency escape from aircraft in distress, military landings, and the sport of [[skydiving]].263 bytes (42 words) - 20:23, 27 June 2008
- ...t in shared airspace, day or night, and in almost all weather, keeping the aircraft managed by positive control from a network of interconnected ground station264 bytes (40 words) - 06:20, 12 February 2009
- ...t to handle oversized cargo; an ideal target is a general commercial cargo aircraft such as the [[Boeing 747]]F247 bytes (37 words) - 12:19, 12 September 2009
- ...ft used to support naval operations, including types for [[maritime patrol aircraft|maritime patrol]], [[Intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance]] and lo296 bytes (32 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
- ...at do not rely on friction on a runway, but rather positive capture of the aircraft, usually by a [[tailhook]] and tensioned wire or cable, but potentially by264 bytes (41 words) - 01:25, 19 October 2010
- ...rms]] and [[combat support]] in land forces, warships, combat aircraft and aircraft that support them271 bytes (40 words) - 10:39, 1 October 2009
- {{r|Aircraft carrier}} ===Aircraft operated===563 bytes (75 words) - 20:07, 25 August 2010
- ...ack capability, although not as extensive as the Air Force [[AC-130]]; the aircraft retain air refueling capability299 bytes (41 words) - 15:53, 4 April 2024
- Naval aircraft that will operate from [[aircraft carrier]]s not equipped with [[catapult (carrier)|catapults]] will use '''s ...Russian and Spanish vessels. By making a short takeoff roll up a ramp, the aircraft can take off with more energy and a heavier load.1 KB (184 words) - 10:35, 29 March 2024
- ...aviators operate from ships at sea; term can encompass crews of land-based aircraft for specifically naval missions322 bytes (50 words) - 14:24, 3 September 2010
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- ...on of air and the way that it interacts with objects in motion, such as an aircraft. Aviation is a term sometimes used interchangeably with aeronautics, althou862 bytes (132 words) - 20:18, 25 March 2010
- A '''gas balloon''' is a type of [[aircraft]] that remains aloft by means of buoyancy created by a gas contained within These aircraft are sometimes called '''Charlière''' after [[Jacques Charles]] who designe807 bytes (132 words) - 16:55, 2 November 2021
- '''Balloons''' are [[aircraft]] that remain aloft through the use of [[buoyancy]]. Balloons are the first type of aircraft ever to lift a human from the surface of the earth.567 bytes (92 words) - 14:02, 19 June 2008
- ...s from an aircraft at high altitudes. It is used for emergency escape from aircraft in distress, [[air assault]] by [[paratroop]]s, and the sport of skydiving.293 bytes (49 words) - 00:47, 20 October 2013
- An '''interceptor''' is a fighter aircraft optimized for combat with other aircraft. The term is roughly synonymous with [[air superiority fighter]]. ...hter)|MiG-21]]) or for long-range intercept of bombers and other strategic aircraft (e.g., [[MiG-25 (fighter)|MiG-25]], [[F-14 Tomcat]], [[MiG-31]]). In the U.865 bytes (123 words) - 19:23, 6 June 2009
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- ...ications, especially with damaged aircraft. The classic example is when an aircraft needs to land in bad visibility. ...landing approach to a specific runway. Approach controllers will watch the aircraft on radar, and give commands to the pilot to bring him onto a course that, p2 KB (258 words) - 19:58, 31 January 2009
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- ...assigned to [[Marine Air-Ground Task Force]]s, but also larger fixed-wing aircraft, including fighter-bombers and tankers, intended to support independent Mar442 bytes (56 words) - 11:16, 19 June 2009
- ...rrier]]s, but, at the time of the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]], without enough aircraft and pilots to be a significant force; operated as a decoy under [[vice admi385 bytes (57 words) - 20:36, 17 June 2010
- * Operated from an [[aircraft]]. * The state of an [[aircraft]] achieving stable flight; becoming airborne.425 bytes (56 words) - 03:34, 10 March 2024
- ...ering]], a '''nacelle''' is a separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew. The [[V-22 Osprey]] has a feature unique in production aircraft: nacelles that swivel from the horizontal to the vertical, allowing fixed-w669 bytes (103 words) - 14:10, 14 August 2010
- * '''Hegener, Henri (1961);''' ''Fokker - The man and the aircraft.'' Harleyford Publications ltd, Letchworth, Herts, England. Library of Cong ...V. "Koninklijke Nederlandse Vliegtuigenfabriek Fokker" (Dutch; Royal Dutch Aircraft Factory Fokker)(language; English)1 KB (190 words) - 13:04, 2 February 2008
- ...S. Air Combat Command. It strictly focused on tactical combat aircraft and aircraft that directly supported them. Since air refueling was not considered part o In contrast, in the current structures, transport aircraft and tankers both belong to Air Mobility Command, and are distributed, as ne718 bytes (108 words) - 02:18, 7 April 2024
- ...n Raid''', also known as '''Operation F.7''', was the first raid from an [[aircraft carrier]], ''[[HMS Furious]]'' in July 1918. Much as in the 1942 [[Doolitt The [[Sopwith Camel]] aircraft damaged German [[Zeppelin]] facilities at Torndern (now Tønder, Denmark)741 bytes (115 words) - 11:04, 8 April 2024
- ...sible for [[Air Combat Command]] [[fighter aircraft|fighter]] and [[bomber aircraft]] in the western United States, and is also the Air Component for the [[Uni310 bytes (40 words) - 00:31, 5 August 2008
- ...lled the "Great Marianas Turkey Shoot" due to the extremely heavy Japanese aircraft losses, marked the end of offensive Japanese capabilities, and gave the U.S401 bytes (61 words) - 19:51, 11 September 2009
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- [[Fighter aircraft#first-generation|First-generation ]] jet fighter [[Fighter aircraft#interceptor|bomber interceptor]], the first Communist jet fighter to be use321 bytes (40 words) - 22:04, 19 October 2008
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- ...a certificate. FAA inspectors check on the mechanical safety of commercial aircraft, and conduct or monitor the physical qualifications of flight personnel. T ...f information, especially on air traffic control, just as the airline, the aircraft and engine manufacturers, and other interested parties contribute to invest1 KB (217 words) - 00:41, 27 September 2008
- ...and f16 in flight.jpg|right|250px|Airplanes are a type of heavier-than-air aircraft.}} .../credit}}<br/>|}}[[Helicopter|Helicopters]] are a type of heavier-than-air aircraft.]]2 KB (269 words) - 15:09, 18 August 2009
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- ...rs such as the [[F-80 Shooting Star]]. It should be considered a [[fighter aircraft#first-generation|first-generation jet fighter]]. ...e designers made changes that may not have improved its chances. MiG-15bis aircraft had a more powerful engine that could let climb faster and higher than the1 KB (183 words) - 02:10, 29 September 2008
- ...f concentric rings of escorts developed in the [[Second World War]] with [[aircraft carrier]] and [[amphibious warfare|amphibious ships]], as well as dedicated ....g., radar, command and control, intelligence) and [[air refueling|tanker aircraft]] are surrounded by escorts. Russian [[air-to-air missile]] designers have1 KB (184 words) - 17:02, 22 March 2024
- ...see and be seen" model, usable in good weather, commercial and all-weather aircraft operated by Instrument Flight Rules (IFR). ...l, but, when interrogated by radar, send back a coded signal including the aircraft's flight number and its altitude. The ground radar combines this with infor2 KB (248 words) - 02:18, 7 April 2024
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