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[[Image:Carrier3.jpg|thumb|300px|The Nimitz carrier in the San Fransisco bay]] | [[Image:Carrier3.jpg|thumb|300px|The Nimitz carrier in the San Fransisco bay]] | ||
An '''aircraft carrier''' is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering [[aircraft]], acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations. | An '''aircraft carrier''' is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering [[aircraft]], acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations. | ||
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*[[Howto: Carrier]] teaches how to land on and takeoff from a carrier. | *[[Howto: Carrier]] teaches how to land on and takeoff from a carrier. | ||
*[[Carrier over MP]] for carrier control over a multiplay network. | *[[Carrier over MP]] for carrier control over a multiplay network. | ||
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Revision as of 14:40, 4 November 2009
An aircraft carrier is a warship designed with a primary mission of deploying and recovering aircraft, acting as a seagoing airbase. Aircraft carriers thus allow a naval force to project air power great distances without having to depend on local bases for staging aircraft operations.
Carriers in FlightGear
FlightGear currently includes three modern aircraft carriers:
- Foch
- USS Dwight D. Eisenhower
- USS Nimitz
Related content
- Howto: Carrier teaches how to land on and takeoff from a carrier.
- Carrier over MP for carrier control over a multiplay network.