carrier ramp
1Ramp — may refer to: Gravitational: * Inclined plane, a physical structure that is a simple machine * Airport ramp, the area around an airport terminal where aircraft are loaded and unloaded * Entrance ramp, or on ramp , on a freeway * Exit ramp, or off …
2Ramp strike — A ramp strike is a highly undesirable situation in which an aircraft coming to land aboard an aircraft carrier impacts the rear of the carrier, also called the ramp, below the level of the flight deck. Hence the name ramp strike .Damage from a… …
3Aircraft carrier — From bottom to top: Principe de Asturias, amphibious assault ship USS Wasp, USS Forrestal and light V/STOL carrier HMS Invincible, showing size differences of late 20th century carriers An aircraft …
4Armoured Ramp Carrier — Der Armoured Ramp Carrier (abgekürzt ARC) war ein gepanzertes Spezialfahrzeug der alliierten Streitkräfte während des Zweiten Weltkrieges. Der Eigenname des Fahrzeuges lautete Ark (Arche). Es wurden beide Bezeichnungen verwendet. ARC Ark im… …
5Timeline for aircraft carrier service — Aircraft carriers have their origins during the days of World War I. Based on the first faltering steps made during that war, no one then could have imagined how important the aircraft carrier was to prove to be. Japan, the United Kingdom and the …
61942 Design Light Fleet Carrier — Colossus class aircraft carrier redirects here. For other ship classes, see Colossus class. Majestic class aircraft carrier redirects here. For the pre dreadnought battleships, see Majestic class battleship …
7aircraft carrier — a warship equipped with a large open deck for the taking off and landing of warplanes and with facilities to carry, service, and arm them. [1915 20] * * * Naval vessel equipped with a platform that allows airplanes to take off and land. Takeoffs… …
8Essex class aircraft carrier — Essex was a class of aircraft carriers of the United States Navy, which constituted the 20th century s most numerous class of heavy warships, with 24 ships built. These included members of the long hull Ticonderoga variant/subclass, which some… …
9Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga — Kaga (Japanese: 加賀, formerly Kaga Province, in present day Ishikawa Prefecture) was an aircraft carrier of the Imperial Japanese Navy, originally intended as a Tosa class fast battleship. She took part in the Pearl Harbor raid and was sunk at the …
10ski-jump ramp — A takeoff curved ramp either on an aircraft carrier or on land, terminating at about 12° to horizontal to permit a short takeoff run to vectored thrust STOVL (short takeoff and vertical landing) aircraft. The ramp provides increased safety in… …
