Ely used a wooden platform constructed over the United States' Birmingham cruiser to develop the basis of the aircraft carrier ... for a perfect takeoff or landing, and Ely's efforts were far ...

A clip from a video game showing a burning aircraft bouncing on a beach then making an emergency landing on an aircraft carrier has confused social media users into thinking it is real. The three ...

During the field carrier landing practice (FCLP), pilots perform repetitive landings on a land runway strip that simulates the deck of an aircraft carrier. The roars of stealth fighter jets such ...

The Sea Vampire made history as the first jet-powered aircraft to land on a carrier in 1945. The UK and US navies developed fighter jets to operate aboard aircraft carriers after World War II.

IWO JIMA, Japan — U.S. Navy pilots are preparing for the USS George Washington’s inaugural patrol from its new homeport in Japan, conducting carrier-landing drills that, for the first time ...