Flight deck

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P1080819 Runway used for launching aircrafts.
Runway used for launching aircrafts.
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P1080815 Catapult system used to launch aircrafts.
Catapult system used to launch aircrafts.
P1080816 Catapult: piston.
Catapult: piston.
P1080817 Catapult: the aircraft's wheel is attached to the piston, which accelerates through compressed air injected into a trough just below the flight deck.
Catapult: the aircraft's wheel is attached to the piston, which accelerates through compressed air injected into a trough just below the flight deck.
P1080821 Runway used for landing.
Runway used for landing.
P1080810 Runway used for landing.
Runway used for landing.
P1080793 Runway used for landing. It forms a 13 degree angle with the take-off runway. Hence, the landing runway slightly moved sideways when the ship was moving...
Runway used for landing. It forms a 13 degree angle with the take-off runway. Hence, the landing runway slightly moved sideways when the ship was moving…
P1080822 Aircraft stopping system.
Aircraft stopping system.
P1080823 Aircraft stopping system. Four sping-mounted ropes are laid on the runway; a landing aircraft needs to catch one to be able to decelerate and stop on the short...
Aircraft stopping system. Four sping-mounted ropes are laid on the runway; a landing aircraft needs to catch one to be able to decelerate and stop on the short…
P1080824 Aircraft stopping system.
Aircraft stopping system.
P1080818 Ship bow.
Ship bow.
P1080784 The ship held 167 encapsulated life rafts for 25 people each together with survival equipment. The capsules were located below the edge of the flight deck and...
The ship held 167 encapsulated life rafts for 25 people each together with survival equipment. The capsules were located below the edge of the flight deck and…
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P1080786 F/A-18 Hornet, strike fighter, 1983.
F/A-18 Hornet, strike fighter, 1983.
P1080787 F/A-18 Hornet, strike fighter, 1983.
F/A-18 Hornet, strike fighter, 1983.
P1080788 F/A-18 Hornet, strike fighter, 1983.
F/A-18 Hornet, strike fighter, 1983.
P1080792 F9F Panther, used during the 1950 Korean War.
F9F Panther, used during the 1950 Korean War.
P1080791 F9F Panther, used during the 1950 Korean War.
F9F Panther, used during the 1950 Korean War.

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