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51Modern US Navy carrier air operations — Modern United States Navy aircraft carrier air operations include the operation of fixed wing and rotary aircraft on and around an aircraft carrier for performance of combat or non combat missions. Modern US aircraft carrier flight operations are …
52naval ship — Introduction the chief instrument by which a nation extends its military power onto the seas. Warships protect the movement over water of military forces to coastal areas where they may be landed and used against enemy forces; warships… …
53airplane — /air playn /, n. 1. a heavier than air aircraft kept aloft by the upward thrust exerted by the passing air on its fixed wings and driven by propellers, jet propulsion, etc. 2. any similar heavier than air aircraft, as a glider or helicopter. Also …
54Neil Armstrong — For other uses, see Neil Armstrong (disambiguation) …
55Brewster Buffalo — Infobox Aircraft name = F2A Buffalo type = Single seat carrier based fighter manufacturer = Brewster Aeronautical Corporation caption = F2A 1 of US Navy squadron VF 3. designer = Dayton Brown and R.D. MacCart first flight = 2 December 1937… …
56Landing Signal Officer — Landing Signal Officers (LSOs) are naval aviators specially trained to control the approach and landings of airplanes aboard aircraft carriers. Paddles In the U.S. Navy, aircraft carrier operations began with USS Langley (CV 1) in 1922. Langley s …
57John F. Kennedy International Airport — For the regional airport in Wisconsin, see John F. Kennedy Memorial Airport. John F. Kennedy International Airport USGS aerial image as of April 8, 1994 IATA: JFK – ICAO: KJFK – …
58Control line — Brodak Control Line Aerobatic Strega in flight Control line (also called U Control ) is a simple and light way of controlling a flying model aircraft. The aircraft is connected to the operator by a pair of lines, attached to a handle, that work… …
59Piracy in Somalia — Map of areas under threat by Somali pirates. Pirates holding the …
60Air Group — Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW 3) im Februar 2008 an Deck der USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75). Ein Carrier Air Wing (CVW) oder eine Carrier Air Group ist ein Geschwader von Kampfflugzeugen der US Navy, welches auf einem Flugzeugträger stationiert ist.… …
