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{{r|Aircraft carrier}} {{r|Kitty Hawk-class}} U.S. [[aircraft carrier]], improved [[Forrestal-class]]

...in 1935, the Douglas Commercial 3 '''DC-3''' is one of the most successful aircraft designs in history, with a few still operational in the 21st century. Well ...nsport variant, derived from DACoTA for Douglas Aircraft Company Transport Aircraft

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A [[carrier-capable]] aircraft that takes a short takeoff, without [[catapult| catapulting]] but possibly

A [[fighter aircraft]] optimized for short- or long-range [[defensive counter-air]], typically a

A [[Russia]]n heavy [[bomber aircraft|bomber]] capable of supersonic flight, and considered a nuclear weapons del

Largest general-purpose [[transport aircraft]] in the [[United States Air Force]], made by Lockheed, second in weight-ca

<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>[[Royal Navy]] medium [[aircraft carrier]], entering service in 1938, and amassing a distinguished combat re

...s from land bases, and is frequently used to refuel Navy as well as Marine aircraft

[[United States Air Force]] [[bomber aircraft|heavy bomber]], first version flown in 1952, entered service in 1961, expec

...ectrical interface between individual air-dropped weapons and the carrying aircraft. It assigns [[MIL-STD-1553]] shared bus interface addresses to the weapon; Its connectors are defined as "breakaway", and it gives the controlling aircraft a firm indication when the weapon is dropped. In MIL-STD-1553 terms, a MIL-

First aircraft carrier built by the [[United States Navy]] and intended for fleet rather t

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...t served from 1958 from 1993, later converted to tanker and reconnaissance aircraft; carried heavier payload a shorter distance than the [[Vulcan (bomber)|Vulc

...igns, procures, launches, and operates intelligence satellites and certain aircraft/UAV platforms. It does not analyze their output.

Jumping from an aircraft at High Altitude, using body maneuvers (i.e., "[[skydiving]]") to control o

A British fighter aircraft using a novel turret design, not effective in its original air combat role

A single journey by a single military aircraft or ship, as part of one or more missions

...nker variants still in service, including the [[Tu-142]] [[maritime patrol aircraft]]

...near-vertical dive; it served out the war as an antitank and close support aircraft. The Ju-87 had a crew of two: a pilot and rear gunner; one of its unique fe ...was useful on the Russian front. Compared, however, to the Soviet antitank aircraft, the [[Il-2 Stormovik]], it lacked armor and survivability features. Nevert

Branch of the U.S. armed forces responsible for land-based aircraft, as well as land-based [[intercontinental ballistic missile]]s

WWII U.S. Navy light [[aircraft carrier]] class converted from [[Cleveland-class]] light carrier hulls

...lectronic air (and sometimes shipboard) navigation system, able to provide aircraft with both the direction to, and distance from, a ground beacon. <ref name=J ...aft and the beacon, there must be an active exchange of pulses between the aircraft and the retransmitting function of the beacon. <ref name=BritRadar>{{citati

A long-range U.S. [[Air Force Special Operations Command]] aircraft intended to refuel special operations helicopters, and carry out other clan

...rently "owning" the bombers, information operations, and most intelligence aircraft of the [[United States Air Force]]; it conducted strategic bombing against

[[U.S. Army]] [[signals intelligence]] aircraft that are assigned to [[corps]]-level intelligence brigades, and fly in grou

...d [[submarine]]s from [[antisubmarine warfare]] helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft; short-range and used for final localization, complementing [[sonar]], befo

...al bomber, [[anti-submarine warfare]] and early [[airborne early warning]] aircraft

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...titudes between 0.02-27km, and the maximum vertical separation between the aircraft and the target is 10km..<ref name=aFT-MiG29>{{citation | title = MiG-29 Fulcrum High-Performance Combat Aircraft, Russia

...ty combat, which are still light enough to be deployed in medium transport aircraft such as the [[C-130 Hercules]]

...x" aircraft carriers were 27,100 ton ships capable of carrying 80 or more aircraft. As built, they had straight decks, although the first [[angled deck]] in *Aircraft: 80+

The Chinese version of the Soviet-designed [[MiG-21 (fighter)|MiG-21]] aircraft

Specially trained personnel, and specially prepared vessels and aircraft, are devoted to searching for and resucing indivduals lost or stranded in i

...gns for initial rebuilding of WWII [[Essex-class]] carriers to take larger aircraft, although not all needs for jets

...eration of civil aviation and air traffic control, but not for security of aircraft

...ectrical interface between individual air-dropped weapons and the carrying aircraft; assigns [[MIL-STD-1553]] bus interface to the weapon

...onventional system based on directions from [[air traffic controller]]s to aircraft. Originally developed by the [[Federal Aviation Administration]]<ref name=F ...ATC) system. TCAS was designed to increase cockpit awareness of proximate aircraft and to serve as a "last line of defense" for the prevention of mid-air coll

...in general awareness by the [[Supermarine Spitfire]]. Both were excellent aircraft; the Hurricane was more evolutionary while the Spitfire was revolutionary. ...t duties, in 1941, the rugged Hurricane was used in a variety of [[fighter aircraft|fighter-bomber]] roles. The "D" model could carry two [[unguided rocket]]s

A Russian [[fighter aircraft|multirole fighter]], designated [[FULCRUM]] by NATO, roughly comparable to

{{r|Maritime patrol aircraft}} {{r|SIGINT aircraft-based platforms}}

A long-range [[interceptor]] aircraft developed for the [[United States Navy]]; exported to Iran before the [[197

Light aircraft carrier converted from [[Cleveland-class]] light cruiser hull; lead ship of

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...ps its own advanced system, does significant co-development with [[Russian aircraft industry|Russian]] vendors, and has a complex international supply base

...raft]] to swim out, as well as a flight deck for helicopters and [[STOVL]] aircraft

U.S. Navy carrier-based [[fighter aircraft|air superiority fighter]] early in WWII; could be credible against the [[Mi

A military aircraft, ship, weapon, or other asset with such power, either as a [[force multipli

...]], principally by aggressive fighter tactics and attacks on airfields and aircraft production

...roughly spherical sensor housing, which is the only part exposed while the aircraft hovers behind a barrier

...orting operations on Guadalcanal; U.S. lost more ships but Japan lost more aircraft; helped hold back Japanese land attack

A U.S. heavy military [[transport aircraft]], designed for [[strategic airlift]] and freeing the [[C-5 Galaxy]] for ov

...er, designed to follow the wake of a large warship target, especially an [[aircraft carrier]]

...robably the most potent surface [[warship]]s built since WWII (excluding [[aircraft carrier]]s)

...ground or a vehicle. Moored balloons differ from airships and [[balloon (aircraft)|free balloons]] in that airships and free balloons are both free flying. [[aerostat]] can also be used to refer to all [[lighter than air]] aircraft.

...om maintenance that can be done on the flight line, rather than moving the aircraft into a maintenance facility. ...ar power supply, for example, might work equally well in several different aircraft. The LRU philosophy emphasizes reducing the number of form factors and conn

The '''C-40A Clipper''' is a transport aircraft used by the [[United States Armed Forces]].<ref name=Boeing20060526> | title=Boeing Delivers Ninth C-40A Aircraft to U. S. Navy

Single-ship class, a U.S. nuclear-propelled [[cruiser]] intended as an [[aircraft carrier]] escort; only Cold War cruiser with substantial armor; purpose-bui

...Norfolk, Virginia]], and part of Carrier Strike Group 12 centered on the [[aircraft carrier]] ''[[USS Enterprise (CVN-65)]]'', a [[cruiser]] of the [[Ticondero

'''USS Yorktown''' was an [[aircraft carrier]] which named the Yorktown-class. Commissioned in September 1937, s

Heavily armed and armored Russian [[close air support]] aircraft, NATO designation [[FROGFOOT]], similar to the U.S. [[A-10]], and the desce

...started in 1910, with the first maneuvers with [[Farman]] and [[Bleriot]] aircraft in 1912. The first operations were reconnaissance in the Balkans in 1912.

The heaviest [[bomber aircraft]] of the [[Second World War]], used by the United States to attack the Japa

...] of the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]], of the [[Yamato-class]], sunk by U.S. aircraft during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf]]; one of the two largest battleships eve

EC-130 aircraft modified to accept a modular Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Cente

Generally unsuccessful German [[fighter aircraft]] of the [[Second World War]]; intended as a twin-engine "bomber destroyer"

('''LHA''') Large [[amphibious warfare]] ships, primarily for aircraft operations, including the [[Wasp-class]], and the [[Tarawa-class]] and its

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...f [[United States Strategic Command]] and the [[55th Wing]] of [[C3I-ISR]] aircraft

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...difications, in U.S. and worldwide service in infantry, vehicle, naval and aircraft applications

A bombing technique, in which the aircraft achieves accuracy and becomes a hard defensive target by releasing the bomb

The first operational [[stealth]] (i.e., low observability) attack aircraft, flown by the [[United States Air Force]] and beginning to go into retireme

Yaw is a basic movement of an aircraft, ship, submarine or projectile. The basic [[aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] or [ ...ually perpendicular, to the longitudinal axis. Certain highly maneuverable aircraft also use reaction controls for quick changes in pitch.

A single-ship class of 14,500 ton U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], purpose-built under treaty restrictions but with some improvemen

...of "special attack" involving [[suicide attack]]; it included [[kamikaze]] aircraft, but also manned [[torpedo]]es ([[kaiten]]), explosive-laden speedboats, so

...German opposition, principally [[submarine]] but also involving long-range aircraft and [[commerce raiding]]; eventually won by Allied technology, organization

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...parrow]]. A Sparrow-shooting aircraft had to continue flying at its target aircraft, keeping the target illuminated with its onboard radar, until the missile w

Four-ship class of conventionally powered [[aircraft carrier|"supercarriers"]] derived from the [[Forrestal-class]]; significant

...ndent on central controllers) system of computers and radios, installed in aircraft, which become aware of nearby airplanes and both warn of potential collisio

...were built, although the last, ''[[IJN Shinano]]'', was converted to an [[aircraft carrier]]. The 71,000-ton ships ''IJN Yamato'' and ''IJN Musashi'' did have The lead ship of the class was sunk by U.S. aircraft on 7 April 1945, as she led Operation TEN-GO, intended as a one-way mission

...e [[Doolittle Raid]], and, with major modifications, as a low-level attack aircraft against Japanese ships

A Russian supersonic [[bomber aircraft]], also leased to India, which is in the same non-nuclear delivery arms con

Weapons delivered, by aircraft, in close proximity to friendly forces that are in contact with enemy force

Originally commissioned to [[Essex-class]] aircraft carrier in August 1944; recommissioned as CVA-20 in November 1952; major e

The '''B-24 Liberator''' [[bomber aircraft]] was a [[Second World War]] U.S. heavy bomber. It was comparable to the [[ ...ough a number of upgrades for long-range strike and as a [[maritime patrol aircraft]]. The PBY4-2 Privateer exchanged the standard and distinctive dual-rudder

...pport of ground forces; does not include [[close air support]] even if the aircraft fly from ships

...urfaces, etc., FADEC interfaces allow the operator to specify ''what'' the aircraft vehicle is to do (e.g., "speed up" or "turn left") without having to manage

Aircraft with one or more power-driven horizontal rotors, each rotor consisting of t

...waffe]] in WWII, the first [[precision guided munition]] to be used by an aircraft to attack a ship; a visually-guided rocket-boosted bomb

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...reconnaissance in force]] by ground or naval units, this usually refers to aircraft that overfly an area, not knowing where specific targets may be found but e

Aircraft that either directly attack the enemy by kinetic or nonkinetic (e.g., [[ele

...used for the seventh time in creating the '''Invincible class''' of light aircraft carriers. The three ships of the class, [[HMS Invincible (1980)|''HMS Invin | url = http://www.hmforces.co.uk/Join_The_Forces/articles/273-aircraft-carriers-of-the-royal-navy

...with [[strategic airlift]] and [[tactical airlift]], military [[transport aircraft]] providing medium-range transportation within a [[theater of operations (m

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U.S. [[Yorktown-class]] [[aircraft carrier]]; commissioned in October 1941; participated in [[Doolittle Raid]]

...the class of the biggest [[battleship]]s ever built; sunk by U.S. carrier aircraft in 1945, while on a "do-or-die" [[tokko]] mission to reinforce Japanese for

It is the only US company that makes and refuels nuclear-powered [[aircraft carrier]]s and one of only two companies that design and build nuclear-powe ...rge H.W. Bush (CVN 77)]]'', a large-deck, nuclear-powered [[Nimitz-class]] aircraft carrier

..., either continuously or on demand, a signal that positively identifies an aircraft, ship, vehicle, or other platform as belonging to one's own side. Informall ...e, if the flight plans of all friendly aircraft are known, and the unknown aircraft matches one, the air defense controller might order a fighter to make visua

Very long range, usually land-based, aircraft optimized for sea surveillance, originally principally for [[anti-submarine

'''Harrier''' were the first successful [[fighter aircraft]] capable of [[vertical takeoff and landing]], although [[short takeoff and ...In addition, they were operating near their carrier, while the Argentinian aircraft were near the limit of fuel endurance. They were generally more maneuverabl

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On 1 May 1960, an American [[U-2]] reconnaissance aircraft was shot down over the Soviet Union. This led to an international furor, in

Fought in May 1942, the first battle between naval forces built around [[aircraft carrier]]s, in which the opposing United States and Japanese ships never sa

...of naval operations, using [[carrier-capable]] and shore-based fixed-wing aircraft as well as [[helicopter]]s

An aging U.S. Navy land-based [[signals intelligence]] aircraft, somewhat similar in function to the faster [[RC-135 RIVET JOINT]] and [[RC

Now obsolete, but a naval [[bomber aircraft|bomber]] optimized for making a long, straight, slow and level approach to

Commonly known as the '''Zero''', a WWII [[fighter aircraft]] flown from carriers by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]].<ref>{{citation |ti

...hare a modified [[Boeing 707]] airframe with a variety of special missions aircraft such as the [[RC-135 RIVET JOINT]] and [[RC-135 COBRA BALL]]

Powered aircraft, which do not carry humans and can be either remote-controlled by human op

<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>A modified ship superstructure for [[aircraft carrier]]s, of minimal size for needed functions and offset to one side of

[[Air assault]] transport version of the [[V-22 Osprey]] aircraft; the most numerous type of V-22 and developed by the [[United States Marine

...'''. This fighter aircraft#second-generation|second generation jet fighter aircraft looked superficially alike, but more sharply swept wings and an afterburner

Yaw is the basic ''turning'' movement of an aircraft, ship, or projectile. The basic [[aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] or [[hydrodyna ...ally angled toward the longitudinal axis but in the horizontal plane. Some aircraft also have reaction controls, especially [[STOVL]] such as the [[AV-8 Harrie

...rne Warning and Control System]], air refueling and cruise missile carrier aircraft

[[United States Navy]] [[aircraft carrier]]; part of the [[Nimitz-class]] but incorporating a number of featu

The first monoplane fighter in British service, this aircraft, as opposed to the better-known [[Supermarine Spitfire]], was the main kill

The [[air traffic control]] callsign indicating an [[aircraft]] carrying the [[President of the United States of America|United States Pr

...aid down as a [[battleship]] of the [[Yamato-class]] but converted to an [[aircraft carrier]]; sunk on 29 November 1944 by the submarine [[USS Archerfish (SS-

...[[United States Navy]] [[Essex-class|Essex-]] and [[Ticonderoga-class]] [[aircraft carrier]]s; rebuilding program also known as the SCB-27 modernization progr

...ntended as a counter to the cancelled U.S. B-70 Valkyrie supersonic bomber aircraft. It has fast climb and straight-line speed, and a powerful radar, but is no ...as using technology considered quite old, but that worked well. Where U.S. aircraft of comparable speed, such as the SR-71 Blackbird were built of titanium, th

...rim aircraft between fourth generation and true fifth generation [[fighter aircraft]], the '''Su-35''' is a descendant of the [[Su-27]].<ref>{{citation

...omber of its generation, but the Strike Eagle evolved as a high-end attack aircraft. This evolution was over the objections of Air Force leaders who, perhaps e The aircraft has an ALE-47 Countermeasures Dispenser System [CMDS], is a "smart" dispen

The '''Boulton-Paul Defiant''' was a British [[fighter aircraft]] that was one of various designs that proved ineffective in its original r ..., both as a place where bomber turret gunners could practice, and as a tow aircraft for targets. Especially if the turret were removed and replaced with electr

...decoy can operate in both modes. Obviously, sacrifice is the last resort. Aircraft equipped with the AN/ALE-55, which is deployed by the AN/ALE-47 expendables

...Air Force]] command that is responsible for air refueling and [[transport aircraft]] for the operations of [[United States Transportation Command]]

...ort; they are principally helicopter weapons but can be used on fixed-wing aircraft

Military [[tilt-rotor aircraft]] capable of vertical takeoff as a [[rotary-wing]] helicopter, but faster h

A component of a complex system, such as an aircraft or mobile radar, which can be replaced, in the field, quickly and using few

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...nic countermeasures (ECM) on electronic sensors aboard vehicles, ships and aircraft and weapons such as missiles.

...n the Germans realized it was undergunned in comparison to potential enemy aircraft such as the [[Hawker Hurricane]] and [[Supermarine Spitfire]]. Its wing str Given the strain on its aircraft industry, Germany tried to produce far too many modifications of the basic

...or the [[P-8 Poseidon]], developed by the U.S. Navy as a [[maritime patrol aircraft]], and has been adapted for a variety of other military applications, such | title = 737 AEW&C Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning and Control Aircraft, USA

U.S. Navy [[Aircraft carrier]] initially of the WWII [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class]] (name chang

...can be operate "[[on the move]]" (OTM) from a field-deployable vehicle or aircraft, but is not permanently mounted in its carrying vehicle

...a schedule, sped ahead of its escort carriers and was attacked by Japanese aircraft from [[Rabaul]]

...ong with its sister ship the [[LZ-130 Graf Zeppelin II]], were the largest aircraft ever built. In recent years, a myth was put forward that the aircraft was covered in flammable paint. However

'''Dive bombing''' was a technique of tactical bombing from aircraft, pioneered by the [[United States Marine Corps]] in [[Haiti]] in 1919. Lie ...iation History}}</ref> Unquestionably, the technique was demanding both on aircraft and crew; if the gravity experienced during the dive rendered the pilot unc

...she sank, on 24 October 1944, after attacks by three waves of U.S. carrier aircraft during the [[Battle of Leyte Gulf#Battle of the Sibuyan Sea|Battle of the S ...ew were lost, including her captain, Toshihira Inoguchi. The U.S. lost 18 aircraft in the attacks.<ref>{{citation

...tates Navy]], built in 1943 and served through WWII, sinking the Japanese aircraft carrier ''[[IJN Shinano]]''; served again between 1952-1955; as a research

...e. It is distinct from close air support delivered by aircraft flying from aircraft carriers, and from deep land attack from ships. Land attack is to naval gun

Britain's second [[aircraft carrier]] and arguably the first true carrier even though a conversion from

A fourth-generation [[fighter aircraft|jet fighter]] optimized for [[Cold War]] defense of [[United States Navy]] ...mplex terminal guidance, but needed high speed to get the long range. The aircraft could simultaneously track 24 targets and guide 6 missiles.

...all; contrast with the [[proportional aerodynamic control]] used by manned aircraft and some advanced missiles

...e C2]] predecessor; many converted to naval uses, particularly as [[escort aircraft carrier]]s (CVE)s and as tenders for destroyers, submarines and seaplanes

...high bandwidths because they transmit complex images. In like manner, ISR aircraft, [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s, and sometimes ground vehicles, carry sensors ...rrying sensors and processing for the sensors, such as the [[RC-135 family aircraft]].

.... forces (including [[IJN Shinano]], a Yamato-class hull converted to an [[aircraft carrier]])

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...en Skies''' aircraft was modified from a [[WC-135]] weather reconnaissance aircraft, to make flights over countries participating in the [[Open Skies Treaty]].

...-assisted means of controlling a complex machine, such as an automobile or aircraft engine, in which the operator uses a simple control to signal ''what'' to d

...0px | This US Navy PBY-6A Catalina has been converted into a fire-fighting aircraft.]] A '''water bomber''' is an aircraft used in fighting fire, which drops water, or a mixture of water and special

...Force did not want the [[U.S. Army]] having its own [[close air support]] aircraft, and also wanted primacy for strategic nuclear warfare (see [[Single Integr ...ks assuming there would be Navy cooperation. For example, if carrier-based aircraft would be close to a coastal air defense radar, the Navy should attack it to

...)|Virginia]] and assigned to [[Expeditionary Strike Group TWO]]; launched aircraft in [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]] against Libya

...h as [[C3I-ISR]], [[bomber aircraft|bomber]], and [[air refueling|tanker]] aircraft. It also may be an [[anti-cruise missile missile]].

...the U.S. Department of Defense, as "air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and ...s a very significant danger of Fratricide (military)|fratricide unless the aircraft stayed a significant distance from friendly units.

A German [[radio]] aid for [[bomber aircraft|navigation]], based on transmitters in France that led German bombers, at n

...prececessor, was an [[electronic intelligence]] and [[electronic warfare]] aircraft built on a bomber airframe. Neither the basic B-66 nor A-3 were successful ...am enemy electronics with greater power than could the EB-66B and EB-66E aircraft were used primarily for active ECM using high power barrage and tuneable el

==Aircraft== ...30 Hercules, KC-135 Stratotanker and C-141 Starlifter. Operational support aircraft are the VC-25 (Air Force One), C-9, C-20, C-21, C-32, C-37, C-40 and UH-1.

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...itary, a device or system that can be can be moved quickly by truck, cargo aircraft, or other field vehicle, but is not [[mobile (engineering)|mobile]] (i.e.,

...ecoy transmitters from all the onboard and remote sensors available to the aircraft. Earlier towed decoys, such as the AN/ALE-50, had to depend on their own on

...raft]] to swim out, as well as a flight deck for helicopters and [[STOVL]] aircraft; with more flight deck space than the current [[Landing Platform Dock]] shi

...or the [[F-16 Fighting Falcon]], [[A-10]], [[B-2]], [[KC-135]], T-38, T-37 aircraft; [[LGM-30 Minuteman]] missiles and ammunition

A means of allowing high-performance aircraft crew to minimize their movements to control systems needed in combat, conce

...that can be operate "on the move" (OTM) from a field-deployable vehicle or aircraft, but is not permanently mounted in its carrying vehicle. While general usag ...ated to the system application, are termed, in military usage, "Vehicle", "Aircraft", "Ship", or "Submarine". For example, a radio permanently mounted in a [[

[[Aircraft carrier]] of the U.S. Navy [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class|Ticonderoga-class

[[Fighter aircraft#second generation|Second-generation Soviet fighter]], evolved from the [[Mi

...idual weapons although such scenarios as infantry vs. tank or infantry vs. aircraft may be presented

[[Essex-class]] aircraft carrier of the [[United States Navy]], in service 1944, suffered greatest c

Pioneering [[aircraft carrier]], originally a specialized large light cruiser built in 1917, and

An '''airliner''' is a [[transport aircraft]] designed for use in [[commercial aviation]]. Its primary role is the comf

...0px | This US Navy PBY-6A Catalina has been converted into a fire-fighting aircraft.]] The '''Consolidated PBY Catalina''' was an amphibious aircraft, introduced during the 1930s, that saw extensive use during [[World War II]

* [[Joseph Smith (aircraft designer)]], aircraft designer, took over design of the [[Supermarine Spitfire]].

[[U.S. Navy/Catalogs/Aircraft types]]

'''Non-rigid airships''', often called "blimps", are a type of [[buoyant]] [[aircraft]] that can be propelled and steered that does not use a skeletal frame to h the shape of the craft. On a rigid aircraft, the fabric is typically a covering and

...the civilian sector. It is primarily concerned with the use of [[transport aircraft]] to move passengers and cargo, but includes other services, such as aerial

...ted that the [[United States Army]] and [[United States Navy]] should have aircraft able to carry out, respectively, [[close air support]] and [[air warfare pl

...space Maintenance and Regeneration Group (AMARG)) of stored out-of-service aircraft, the [[355th Fighter Wing]], and the headquarters of the [[Twelfth Air Forc

A devastating 1940 airstrike by British carrier aircraft against Italian warships in the harbor of Taranto; demonstrated that aerial

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...doctrines continued to evolve after WWII, especially with improvements in aircraft and communications. The U.S. Army [[Training and Doctrine Command]] was a In deep battle, the role of aircraft can be controversial. Ground commanders want [[close air support]], but air

...s, and [[submarine]]s. It can also involve [[carrier-capable|carrier based aircraft]] delivering [[precision-guided munition]]s, and, less frequently in curren ...]] by naval aircraft. In the 1950s, delivery of nuclear weapons by carrier aircraft was a matter of much controversy between the [[United States Navy]] and [[U

Early purpose-built U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]]; too small (14,500 tons) for Pacific duty; supported "Neutrality

[[Essex-class]] aircraft carrier in [[World War Two in the Pacific]] name changed from Bon Homme Ri

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...this are pages detailing such facets of the Battle as the Commanders, the Aircraft and the changes in Tactics on both sides as the situation developed.) ...s/aircraft/battle-of-britain-aircraft-collection.cfm The Battle of Britain Aircraft Collection]

...proved but still alleged to have come close to explosion in 1961 after an aircraft accident

...ce warfare]] and [[anti-air warfare]], or [[anti-tank warfare]] and [[anti-aircraft artillery]]

...dentification of the target or visual assistance in pointing the launching aircraft at the target

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United States Air Force '''MC-130P COMBAT SHADOW''' aircraft, as part of Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) have a primary mi ...ended to be clandestine, and can be conducted by one aircraft or groups of aircraft.

...in 1943, originally twenty-four ship class was the backbone of U.S. WWII [[aircraft carrier]] operation, continuing in a secondary role well into the [[Cold Wa

...Fleet]], which controlled the major component of [[Naval Aviation]] and [[aircraft carrier]]s at sea; primarily commanded by Adm. [[Marc Mitscher]]; replaced

....S. Army]] and [[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]], to detect aircraft, [[cruise missile]]s, [[helicopter]]s and [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (UAV

Nuclear-powered [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[United States Navy]], lead ship of the [[Nimitz-class]],

...Democracy]]; [[U.S. Department of Transportation]] Rapid Response Team for Aircraft Security following [[9/11]]; Advisory Board of Directors of [[Emerge Americ

...ase for a [[prepositioning ship]] squadron and a forward base for [[bomber aircraft]] and air refueling tankers

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| product = Commercial Aircraft Production ...evelops, manufactures, sells, and supports: commercial jetliners, military aircraft, satellites, missile defense, human space flight and space launch systems.

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...operations are now part of [[United States Strategic Command]], while its aircraft readiness is under [[Air Combat Command]] and its missile readiness under [

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...Navy service and as the Dakota to the British. One of the most successful aircraft designs in history, with some in service for over 60 years &mdash; and then

<noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Essex-class]]; commissioned 1943 and served in numerous

...large Russian/Soviet [[air-to-surface missile]], launched from long-range aircraft such as the [[Tu-22M]]/NATO: [[BACKFIRE]]. It may have a nuclear or convent There may be a smaller version to be carried by lighter long-range aircraft, such as the [[Tu-16]]/NATO: [[BADGER]]. While it is primarily used by Russ

...making her the most decorated ship in U.S. history. She was also the only aircraft carrier in operation at the beginning of the conflict still in service at w * [[aircraft carrier]]

[[Essex-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]]; commissioned 1943 and fought in [[Battle of the Philippine Sea]]

...ystems; [[integrated air defense system]]s become very complex when facing aircraft, [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s, and [[guided missile]]s

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...ten known by the acronym '''SENAM''', that operates both Panama's military aircraft and its military watercraft. Most nations large enough to not have a singl

...nd rescue. It could back up Ground Controlled Approach landing systems for aircraft with damaged onboard electronics, and also mark areas to attack, relative t

...nding to capture [[Midway Island]] was turned back with the loss of four [[aircraft carrier]]s, at the cost of one U.S. carrier; it was the last major Japanese

...lly identified. The decision to fire may be from the crew of the launching aircraft, or an airborne or ground-based intercept control officer. ...launching aircraft, there was an undesirable tactical requirement for that aircraft to continue in the direction of the target, to keep it illuminated with its

...sed in [[Gunma]]. Established out of the ashes of what was once [[Nakajima Aircraft]], Subaru has developed a following based on its philosophy of selling vehi

...z]], a naval tactical formation in which the [[high value unit]]s (e.g., [[aircraft carrier]]s and [[amphibious warfare]] ships) are in the center of the forma

...missiles are a French surface-to-surface missile that may be launched from aircraft, helicopters, ground platforms, ships, and submarines. they has inertial mi Allegedly as an accident, Iraqi Mirage F-1 aircraft hit the frigate ''USS Stark'', patrolling the Persian Gulf during the Iran-

...German [[cannon]] of the Second World War, originally developed as [[anti-aircraft artillery]] but, as perhaps the classic dual-purpose gun, developing a fear

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...e aircraft: fighter and attack. There are two version levels of the basic aircraft: F-18A and F-18B, and F-18C and F-18D. A and C versions are single seat, w

...[[naval aviation|Naval Aviator]] who received accelerated promotion from [[aircraft carrier]] command to command of a carrier task force, especially at the [[B

...les fought between carrier units; U.S. lost more ships, Japanese lost more aircraft, and Japanese reinforcement of [[Guadalcanal campaign|Guadalcanal]] was pre

...both a well deck for landing craft and a flight deck for vertical takeoff aircraft and helicopters; fully loaded, they displace 16,914 tons; the ''Trenton'' a

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...repositioning ship]] squadron and [[Anderson Air Force Base]] for [[bomber aircraft]] and air refueling tankers, growing with the transfer of forces from [[Oki

Designed as a [[bomber aircraft|light bomber]], the '''Bristol Blenheim''' was pressed into service, as a f With the exception of the [[De Havilland Mosquito]], very few aircraft that were originally designed as bombers were useful as fighters, with the

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The M6 terminates in Carlisle. It also has an airport for light aircraft only.

...edo|Mark 54]] antisubmarine torpedo, the same as used by [[maritime patrol aircraft]] such as the [[P-3 Orion]] and [[P-8 Poseidon]], or antisubmarine helicopt ...but ASROC gives a capabilility either to supplement the weapons aboard an aircraft, to engage a target detected by a [[submarine]] without revealing the subma

The MiG-29 is a Soviet-designed fighter aircraft multirole aircraft, with NATO reporting name FULCRUM, which may have fit into a Soviet "high-l ...affe after German reunification, the MiG-29 is by all accounts a very good aircraft, with one of the first helmet-mounted infrared sights &mdash; an especially

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...of ships, some reflecting the evolution of one type from another (e.g., [[aircraft carrier]]s were considered, in their first form, a subset of [[cruiser]]), ...sidered [[amphibious warfare]] types. Some NATO navies use an R prefix for aircraft carriers

...minant medium bomber in the Southwest Pacific and was known as a low-level aircraft. Approximately 5,000 were built. ...olved the problem. Doolittle personally demonstrated that he could fly the aircraft even after shutting one of its two engines immediately after takeoff.

'''''HMS Ark Royal'' (1938)''', was a 22,000-ton [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Royal Navy]], built at Birkenhead, England, was complete | title = HMS Ark Royal (Aircraft Carrier, 1938-1941)

...]] that combines characteristics of heavier-than-air, (HTA), ([[fixed-wing aircraft]] or [[helicopter]]) and lighter than air, (LTA), technology. Examples incl ...traditional airships and higher speed, but more expensive heavier-than-air aircraft. In addition, by combining dynamic and buoyant lift, hybrids may be able t

A purpose-built class of [[aircraft carrier]]s that formed the bulk of U.S. Navy carrier forces in the [[Second

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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-low

* '''Hegener, Henri (1961);''' ''Fokker - The man and the aircraft.'' Harleyford Publications ltd, Letchworth, Herts, England. Library of Cong

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The '''Focke-Wulf Fw 190''' was a [[fighter]] aircraft used by the German [[Luftwaffe]] during [[World War II]]. Designed by the e ...ible to overcome the drag disadvantage by a careful work on the [[spinner (aircraft)|spinner]]. Other differences included wide [[landing gear]], which made [[

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...flight of [[close air support]] fighters against enemy positions, his F-80 aircraft was hit during a run on a target; he deliberately changed course and crashe

A '''helicopter''' is an [[aircraft]] which derives most of its [[lift (force)|lift]] from a rotating wing syst ...limitation on the thrust which can be applied and the forward speed of the aircraft. Although some types have more than one rotor, most rely on an [[anti-torq

...cles. Sir [[Michael James Lighthill]], who was Martin's host at the Royal Aircraft Establishment, wrote the foreword to Martin's book. In 1969, Martin served

...of Cameron Balloons at the public at the Icicle Meet in January 1973. The aircraft reportedly took 3 years to develop. ...so permits the mounting of a steerable engine/propeller on the tail of the aircraft. The tail-mounted propeller provides for [[vectored thrust]] steering, all