On this day in aviation history, 80 years ago (December 3, 1945), the first jet takeoff and landing aboard an aircraft carrier took place. Lieutenant-Commander Eric Melrose Brown, the Chief Naval Test ...

Similarly, aircraft of all shapes and sizes have developed autonomous functionality that eases pressure on pilots. However, ...

As the fighter jet landed on the aircraft carrier, a critical piece of the landing system blew apart, shot across the machinery room, slammed into equipment a sailor had been sitting at only moments ...

China has made major technological progress with its aircraft carriers. But compared to the US Navy, China lacks the decades of experience and trained personnel for operations. China is investing in ...

Talk about nerve racking. Captain William Mahoney was piloting an AV-8B Harrier jump jet when his landing gear failed. Watch the dramatic moment the pilot skillfully performs a vertical landing on a ...

Chinese J-35 naval fighter launches from aircraft carrier Fujian (18). PLAN photo The People’s Liberation Army Navy’s newest and most capable aircraft carrier launched and recovered the ...

For most mere mortals, the act of landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is beyond comprehension. Experienced pilots count it among the most difficult maneuvers to perform. Even if we look at ...

China’s newest aircraft carrier may only be able to conduct air operations at about 60% the rate of a 50-year-old US Navy carrier, two former US carrier officers say, a substantial combat limitation ...

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