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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
- '''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
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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
- #Redirect [[Fixed-wing aircraft]]33 bytes (3 words) - 12:42, 21 May 2008
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- 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
- 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
- *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
- 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
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- Very long range, usually land-based, aircraft optimized for sea surveillance, originally principally for [[anti-submarine280 bytes (33 words) - 20:18, 6 September 2009
- 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
- #REDIRECT [[United States Navy/Catalogs/Aircraft types]]56 bytes (7 words) - 15:02, 8 October 2019
- ===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
- #REDIRECT [[Signals intelligence collection, aircraft-based/Approval]]70 bytes (6 words) - 17:29, 12 September 2009
- ...[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
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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