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...[Second World War]], and still regarded as one of the more elegant looking aircraft. While many think of it as dominating the [[Battle of Britain]], and it cer ...er of nations, the last combat Spitfire retired in 1955, impressive for an aircraft that first flew in 1936.

...high-speed landing, but the type used ashore does not attempt to bring the aircraft to a near-instantaneous stop.

US-based company making aircraft and spacecraft.

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===Historic aircraft=== * [[P4Y Privateer]], Korean War maritime patrol aircraft

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...in that it has no onboard capability to analyze the data it collects. The aircraft fly in units of three to give multiple bearings on a target, but transmit a The RC-12, [[Airborne Reconnaissance Low]] (ARL), and [[EP-3 ARIES II]] aircraft are all obsolescent, and due to be replaced by a future [[Airborne Common S

British reconnaissance aircraft with [[signals intelligence]] and [[imaging radar]] capabilities

A [[transport aircraft]] designed for use in [[commercial aviation]].

First nuclear-propelled [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[United States Navy]]

Radar, usually carried on aircraft, which forms images of the terrain.

...ner]] built by EADS in Toulouse, France. Prior to the sales launch of the aircraft, the project was given a temporary name of TA-11. The A340 shares a common There are four major versions of the aircraft, each with a different fuselage length.

A buoyant aircraft that can be steered and propelled through the air.

A soldier qualified to enter battle by parachuting from an aircraft

.../noinclude>Provision of [[aviation]] services, most often with [[transport aircraft]], in the civilian sector

Most recent [[maritime patrol aircraft]] variant of the [[BaE Systems Nimrod]]

[[Forrestal-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], in service 1957-1998

The branch of engineering that concerns aircraft, spacecraft, and related topics.

[[Forrestal-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier|"supercarrier"]], in service 1956-1994

[[Forrestal-class]] U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier|"supercarrier"]], in service 1957-1993

Warship specially configured to carry ammunition, usually for Navy ships and aircraft.

*[[Penguin/Catalogs/Reaction of penguins to aircraft|Reaction of penguins to aircraft]]

Pulse-doppler mechanically scanned [[radar]] for the [[F-18 Hornet]] aircraft

U.S. admiral commanding [[aircraft carrier]] task forces in the [[Pacific War]]

Aircraft landing guidance based on using radar images in adverse weather conditions.

An [[aircraft]] or [[unmanned aerial vehicle]] (UAV) that carries [[signals intelligence]

[[Audacious-class]] [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Royal Navy]]; scrapped in 1980

USAAF bomber aircraft which was mainly in use over Nazi Germany during World War II.

...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 sh

...e U.S. Navy, the first four being sailing warships and the fifth a light [[aircraft carrier]]. ...-22 Osprey]] tilt-rotor and [[STOVL|short-takeoff-vertical-landing (STOVL) aircraft]].

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...st spectacular modern uses of the catapult is in launching aircraft from [[aircraft carrier]]s, using the CATOBAR technique.

===Aircraft===

Conventionally powered large [[Forrestal-class]] U.S. [[aircraft carrier]] in service 1959-1998

Improved variant of the WWII [[Essex-class]] aircraft carriers, with a lengthened hull

[[Fighter aircraft]] deployed by the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] in [[World War II]].

NATO designation for Russian [[Su-25]] [[close air support]] fixed-wing aircraft

'''Hot air balloons''' are the most popular type of [[buoyancy|buoyant]] [[aircraft]]. Hot air balloons were the first type of aircraft to carry humans. The first one

...return to its home. The lack of disruption resulting from no need to stack aircraft allowed a much faster rate of cargoes through the entire system. The techni

An amphibious aircraft, first produced in the 1930s, that saw extensive use during [[World War II]

Control device consisting of a movable grip with buttons; used in aircraft and computer gaming.

Variant of the [[C-130 Hercules]] transport aircraft equipped with skis for polar operations.

[[Suicide attack]]s, specifically by Japanese aircraft in the [[Second World War]], against military targets

U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]], lead ship of [[Forrestal-class]], in service 1955-1993

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...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 are

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Hook on the underside of some [[aircraft]] which catches an arresting wire for short distance landings.

Aircraft, most commonly helicopters, that can take off and land vertically, with no

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[[Yorktown-class]] U.S. [[aircraft carrier]]; commissioned in May 1938; served through the Second World War; s

U.S. aircraft that carry out cooperative, unarmed photoreconnaissance flights over countr

...rce Special Operations Command]] variant of the [[V-22 Osprey]] tilt-rotor aircraft

*See [[Aircraft carrier/Catalogs#Classes and unique ships|Classes and unique ships]] {{r|Island (aircraft carrier)}}

Military aircraft which are essentially used in air-to-air combat.

...e U.S. Navy, the first four being sailing warships and the fifth a light [[aircraft carrier]]. ...operate [[helicopter]]s and [[STOVL|short-takeoff-vertical-landing (STOVL) aircraft]].

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Single-ship [[aircraft carrier]] class converted from [[Yamato-class]] battleship hull

Probably the most successful propeller-driven [[transport aircraft]] design, used in civilian service, and with military variants, for over 60

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Operating area for U.S. Navy [[aircraft carrier]]s operating against [[North Vietnam]]

Violence against, or detention of, by private individuals, against aircraft or ships under national registry

Type of unpowered [[aircraft]] that uses [[aerodynamic lift]] to slow its rate of descent.

A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft that remains a key U.S. intelligence collection platform.

...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, and

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 i

...ss over the target, while an air superiority fighter, or [[C3I-ISR|command aircraft]] might need to loiter in the target area. An antisubmarine ship would nee

Relatively lightweight [[Second World War]] German [[fighter aircraft]]; principal escort fighter during the [[Battle of Britain]]

The movement of an [[organism]], [[aircraft]] or other object in [[air]] or other [[gas]]es.

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...ght without an afterburner, and has a higher operational ceiling than most aircraft. ...es announced his intention to stop production after the current run of 187 aircraft; final decisions will come with the Congressional approval of the Defense D

Separate streamlined enclosure mounted on an aircraft to house an engine, cargo, or crew.

...whose members have successfully used a parachute to bail out of a disabled aircraft.

In the [[United States Navy]], the group of ships centered around a large [[aircraft carrier]]

Light [[aircraft carrier]] of the [[Independence-class]]; Second World War; [[George H.W. Bu

A second-generation propeller-driven German [[fighter aircraft]] of WWII; heavier and higher in performance than the Messerschmitt [[Me-10

...forces, population and industry of a nation, conducted by manned [[bomber aircraft]]

...y]] [[torpedo bomber]], also used for high-level horizontal bombing from [[aircraft carrier]]s

[[United States Navy]] version of the [[V-22 Osprey]] tilt-rotor aircraft, principally intended for [[search and rescue]]

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Dual-purpose cannon used by the [[Wehrmacht]] in WWII as both anti-aircraft and anti-tank artillery.

Derived from the [[Boeing 737]] commercial airliner, a utility [[transport aircraft]] used by the [[United States Navy]]

Soviet copy of the U.S. [[B-29]] bomber, reverse-engineered from U.S. aircraft interned in Siberia

[[Signals intelligence]] variant of the [[BaE Systems Nimrod]] aircraft, flown by the [[Royal Air Force]]

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(6 April 1890 – 23 December 1939) Dutch-born aircraft manufacturer who was a pioneer in early aviation design.

...s made from polymerized vinylidene fluoride; used in fuel system fittings, aircraft, chemical processing and [[plastic bonded explosive]]

A measure of the speed of ships and aircraft equal to one nautical mile per hour.

Medium military transport aircraft of late WWII and the 1950s; derivative of four-engined [[DC-4 (airliner)]]

...ubpages}}</noinclude>Main class, in the [[United States Navy]], of large [[aircraft carrier]]s with [[nuclear power|nuclear propulsion]]

A military agency that operates [[Panama]]'s military aircraft and military watercraft

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...g techniques that can break the lock of a heat-seeking missile on a target aircraft.

...spare parts or other uses. It also does maintenance on a number of active aircraft. A unit of EC-130 COMPASS CALL aircraft, located at Davis-Montham, is part of the 55th Wing, [[Eighth Air Force]].

...craft.htm The Advent, Evolution, and New Horizons of United States Stealth Aircraft] *[http://www.simviation.com/fs2000military4.htm SR-71 Aircraft for Microsoft Flight Simulator]

[[Aircraft carrier]] of the [[Ticonderoga (carrier)-class]]; after major overhaul, fir

Roll is a basic movement of an aircraft, ship, or projectile. The basic [[aerodynamics|aerodynamic]] or [[hydrodyna ...irected at a tangent to the longitudinal axis. Certain highly maneuverable aircraft also use reaction controls for quick changes in roll.

...] or other take-off and landing space, but often much larger and including aircraft [[hangar]]s, [[air traffic control]] towers and terminal buildings. Civil a