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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
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- [[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 [[Catapult Ass21 KB (3,285 words) - 02:55, 24 December 2012
- ...fast and maneuverable aircraft, whose capabilities include attacking other aircraft. There are a variety of missions, and many fighters are best at one but can ...range. While it was limited to gun range, the [[F-86 Sabre]] was one such aircraft, while the [[F-15 Eagle]] is an advanced air superiority fighter, allegedly8 KB (1,200 words) - 01:47, 16 September 2009
- ...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
- Military '''combat aircraft''' directly harm enemy forces, with kinetic or electronic attack, or delibe *[[fighter aircraft|Fixed-wing fighter]]832 bytes (116 words) - 13:03, 22 August 2010
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- '''Bomber aircraft''' are military airplanes optimized to deliver large volumes of bombs, miss ...e target, and releases the bomb when the it is clear the trajectory of the aircraft will take the bomb into the target. The bomber then pulls out of that traje7 KB (1,143 words) - 18:10, 20 March 2009
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- ...y few '''aircraft carrier battles''': engagements in which both sides had aircraft carriers, and indeed may not have seen one anothers' ships. By most accou ...arriers. British carriers in the early Pacific war were sunk by land-based aircraft, and, once the British carrier task force joined the Western Pacific forces2 KB (256 words) - 23:14, 12 August 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 sh813 bytes (129 words) - 22:50, 3 August 2008
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- ...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
- ...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
- {{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 (1,240 words) - 00:21, 17 April 2011
- [[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
- Aircraft that either directly attack the enemy by kinetic or nonkinetic (e.g., [[ele255 bytes (39 words) - 13:01, 22 August 2010
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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
- ...the target, or by parachuting. The aircraft may be helicopters, tilt-rotor aircraft, short-landing transports, or, historically, gliders.255 bytes (33 words) - 01:42, 3 January 2009
- Military '''combat aircraft''' directly harm enemy forces, with kinetic or electronic attack, or delibe *[[fighter aircraft|Fixed-wing fighter]]832 bytes (116 words) - 13:03, 22 August 2010
- ...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
- ...and [[AGM-130]] guided weapons; pod-mounted and adaptable to a variety of aircraft274 bytes (33 words) - 10:17, 4 March 2011
- 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
- ...ded missile]] fired by one aircraft at another airborne target, such as an aircraft, [[unmanned aerial vehicle]], or [[cruise missile]]178 bytes (24 words) - 19:47, 31 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