Innovation in carrier aviation /
This study is about innovations in carrier aviation and the spread of those innovations from one navy to the navy of a close ally. The innovations are the angled flight deck; the steam catapult; and the mirror and lighted landing aid that enabled pilots to land jet aircraft on a carrier's short...
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| Format: | Government Document eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Newport, Rhode Island :
Naval War College Press,
[2011]
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| Edition: | Official U.S. Government edition. |
| Series: | Newport paper ;
no. 37. |
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| Online Access: | https://purl.fdlp.gov/GPO/gpo36107 |
| Summary: | This study is about innovations in carrier aviation and the spread of those innovations from one navy to the navy of a close ally. The innovations are the angled flight deck; the steam catapult; and the mirror and lighted landing aid that enabled pilots to land jet aircraft on a carrier's short and narrow flight deck. |
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| Item Description: | Title from PDF title page (viewed August 11, 2011). "August 2011." Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O. Title from PDF title page (viewed on August 11, 2011). Paper version available for sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.pages O. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 221 pages) : illustrations. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 193-195). |