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A collection of articles related to aircraft carriers.
The following article on naval aviators is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman's book On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The first naval aviators The U.S. Navy’s General Board had suggested an aircraft carrier construction program in 1918, but…
The following article on the arresting system for naval aircraft is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman's book On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. In the century of conventional carriers, several methods of stopping an aircraft have been tried,…
The following article on the escort carrier program is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman's book On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Among the miracles of production in the Second World War was America’s escort carrier program. For…
The following article on the history of the landing signal officer is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman's book On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Hand in glove with tailhook aircraft were the landing signal officer to guide carrier…
The following article on the first aircraft carrier is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman's book On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The first shipboard aviator was a civilian named Eugene B. Ely, a native Iowan who came…
The following article on naval aviation is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman's book On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Naval aviation—launching aircraft from sea vessels as opposed to land-based aviation—is a cornerstone of American global military power. But…
The following article on Japanese strategy in Pearl Harbor is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman's book On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. Japanese strategy in Pearl Harbor was based on relying on naval airpower over land-based planes.…
The following article on the Carrier Based Aerial Refueling System is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman's book On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. In 2016, the Navy expanded the prospect of carrier-based drones as tanker aircraft. Previously called…
The following article on the biggest aircraft carrier is an excerpt from Barrett Tillman's book On Wave and Wing: The 100 Year Quest to Perfect the Aircraft Carrier. It is available to order now at Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The biggest aircraft carrier in the world in terms of displacement is the United State's Nimitz-class nuclear carriers.…
