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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The crash that shows why aircraft carriers have angled decks

This remarkable photograph captures a dramatic moment in naval aviation history as a Vought F-8 Crusader pilot ejects from his aircraft during a failed carrier landing. Thanks to his Martin-Baker ...
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This $13 Billion Aircraft Carrier Can't Get One Important Thing To Work

An aircraft on the flight deck of the USS Gerald R. Ford. - U.s. Navy/Getty Images When the world's largest aircraft carrier was first undergoing sea trials, its advanced Electromagnetic Aircraft ...
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If China Loses a Plane at Sea, Could the US Recover It?

The United States has extensive experience in maritime salvage operations—recovering planes lost from the decks of aircraft carriers during mishaps at sea. China does not. The International Institute ...