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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. Most modern day aircraft carriers are nuclear powered, and thus not dependent upon fuel. Modern carriers can operate for as much as 20 years without having to refuel. | ||
==Carriers in FlightGear== | ==Carriers in FlightGear== | ||
Revision as of 17:04, 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. Most modern day aircraft carriers are nuclear powered, and thus not dependent upon fuel. Modern carriers can operate for as much as 20 years without having to refuel.
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.