The 100th anniversary of the first time an aircraft ... the dawn of aviation from aircraft carriers. He died days later attempting a repeat. A plaque to mark the landing - which relied on crew ...

History was made on the flight deck that day when she became the ... When the time came to take off and land on the aircraft carrier, Denkler said it was a rush. “I don’t know if the bigger ...

The U.S. Navy released a new Request for Information for the T-45’s replacement, which will only be required to conduct Field ...

A hook may seem like a strange component on a fighter jet, but it has a widely important job to keep pilots safe while ...

This article is the first in a two-part ... remarkably slow for any aircraft—and allowed for the U-2 to land within the limited space that the carrier deck allowed. And if the U-2 missed a ...

The first article ... with sturdier landing gear, an arresting hook, and wing “spoilers,” which canceled aerodynamic lift when the aircraft was above the carrier deck. The updated U-2 was ...

France and India are holding a joint naval exercise with aircraft carriers ... while the first day of the drill involved cross-deck landings and air defense exercises. Cross-deck landing refers ...

Patricia Denkler landed a TA-4J Skyhawk on the deck of the USS Lexington on ... When the time came to take off and land on the aircraft carrier, Denkler said it was a rush.