NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Being an F-18 pilot takes hours of training and practice. After pilots have made a specific score on landing and taking off during the day, the lights turn off, and the ...
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With a boom and sparks, this $60 million Navy jet's aircraft carrier landing unraveled in seconds
A critical system failed as a Super Hornet fighter jet was landing on USS Harry S. Truman. The jet slid off the deck into the ...
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How Pilots Master Night Carrier Landings
Nighttime carrier operations demand extraordinary precision and teamwork as pilots and crew navigate total darkness guided only by deck lights and instruments. Each landing and takeoff is a ...
Naval aviators believe they are the best pilots on earth — just ask them — and the primary reason they cite is hard to argue with: they land on aircraft carriers. Whether in calm seas and sunshine or ...
An F/A-18F Super Hornet uses MAGIC CARPET technology while performing a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George Washington on June 24, 2021. The technology reduces the burden on ...
Naval aviators kicked off 13 days of carrier-landing practice Monday on Iwo Jima as the aircraft carrier USS George Washington prepares for its first deployment since returning to Japan in November.
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