US Cold War Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes
Year: 2014 Language: english Author: Brad Elward, Paul Wright Publisher: Osprey Publishing ISBN: 978 1 47280 777 9 Format: PDF Quality: eBook Pages count: 50 Description: The Forrestal-class aircraft carriers were the world’s first true supercarriers and served in the United States Navy for the majority of America’s Cold War with the Soviet Union. Emerging on the scene in the early 1950s, the Forrestal-class carriers (and the subsequent Kitty Hawk class) represented a notable departure from prior carrier designs and were the first carriers capable of launching large-scale strategic jet air strikes against land-based targets, while simultaneously retaining enough organic air power to protect the carrier from incoming enemy air strikes. The Forrestal-class supercarriers introduced four powerful steam catapults, four large elevators for moving aircraft quickly between the hangar bay and flight deck, an armored angled deck for improved air operations, and the mirror optics landing aid. The larger flight deck also allowed operation of more aircraft with a wider variety of missions.
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US Cold War Aircraft Carriers: Forrestal, Kitty Hawk and Enterprise Classes
Language: english
Author: Brad Elward, Paul Wright
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
ISBN: 978 1 47280 777 9
Format: PDF
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 50
Description: The Forrestal-class aircraft carriers were the world’s first true supercarriers and served in the United States Navy for the majority of America’s Cold War with the Soviet Union. Emerging on the scene in the early 1950s, the Forrestal-class carriers (and the subsequent Kitty Hawk class) represented a notable departure from prior carrier designs and were the first carriers capable of launching large-scale strategic jet air strikes against land-based targets, while simultaneously retaining enough organic air power to protect the carrier from incoming enemy air strikes.
The Forrestal-class supercarriers introduced four powerful steam catapults, four large elevators for moving aircraft quickly between the hangar bay and flight deck, an armored angled deck for improved air operations, and the mirror optics landing aid. The larger flight deck also allowed operation of more aircraft with a wider variety of missions.
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