The Time When A Southwest Airlines Pilot Had To Climb Through The Cockpit Windows
In May 2023, a Southwest Airlines pilot found himself in an unexpected situation at San Diego Airport, leading to a ...
A US Navy pilot narrowly avoided crashing into the sea by as little as 16 feet after a 'catastrophic' failure aboard his aircraft carrier
Documents obtained by Business Insider show how the F/A-18 pilot prevented his fighter jet from crashing into the Indian ...
Popular Mechanics4d
China Has Unlocked the Secret to Winning the Aircraft Carrier Race—And That’s a Direct Threat to America
“The number of aircraft the two Chinese carriers can embark is not confirmed,” Luck notes, “but they were seen underway with 24 fighter jets on the flight deck. Nimitz-class carriers ...
The National Interest12d
The U.S. Navy Once Used Planes to Help Dock an Aircraft Carrier
Robbins and his crew called the plan “Operation Pinwheel” because of the circular motion the planes would create when pushing the massive carrier in its desired direction.
The Aviationist27d
U.S. Navy’s Names Next Two Aircraft Carriers After Bill Clinton and George W. Bush
larger and more efficient flight deck facilitating faster aircraft launching, more than twice the electrical power of previous carrier classes and a more efficient crew compliment with 500 fewer ...
Newsweek4d
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
An F/A-18F fighter jet launches from the flight deck of the United States Navy aircraft carrier USS Nimitz in the Eastern Pacific Ocean on February 5, 2025. An F/A-18F fighter jet launches from ...
The Aviationist10d
Airbus, Navantia to Explore SIRTAP UAV’s Flight Operations from Spanish Juan Carlos I Carrier
Standard movement of crew and machinery and flight procedures have to be either slightly or significantly changed when adopting a new aircraft on an aircraft carrier ... a flight deck of 202 ...
Newsweek25d
Map Shows US and Chinese Aircraft Carriers in Pacific This Week
USS Carl Vinson: South China Sea An F-35C Lightning II fighter jet launches from the flight deck of the USS Carl ... The nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is deployed with F-35C Lightning II ...