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  2. Aircraft catapult - Wikipedia

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    An aircraft catapult is a device used to help fixed-wing aircraft gain enough airspeed and lift for takeoff from a limited distance, typically from the deck of a ship. They are usually used on aircraft carrier flight decks as a form of assisted takeoff, but can also be installed on land-based runways, although this is rare.

  3. Nimitz-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    The Nimitz-class aircraft carriers have a length of 1,092 ft (333 m) overall and 1,040 ft ... aircraft catapults, combat systems, and radar systems; precise details ...

  4. French aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle - Wikipedia

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    The aircraft carrier led the carrier strike group Task Force 473 on a five-month long operation that began in March 2019, through the Mediterranean Sea. Aircraft from Charles de Gaulle participated in the last major combat against the Islamic State in the Battle of Baghuz Fawqani and then sailed for the Indian Ocean. Arriving in Singapore on 28 ...

  5. Aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    She is a CATOBAR-type carrier that uses two 75 m C13-3 steam catapults of a shorter version of the catapult system installed on the US Nimitz-class carriers, one catapult at the bow and one across the front of the landing area.

  6. USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) - Wikipedia

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    USS John F. Kennedy (CVN-79) is the second Gerald R. Ford-class aircraft carrier built for the United States Navy. She was launched on 29 October 2019, and christened on 7 December 2019. She was launched on 29 October 2019, and christened on 7 December 2019.

  7. USS Lexington (CV-16) - Wikipedia

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    Length: 820 feet (249. ... the new aircraft carrier was renamed while under construction to commemorate ... One of the most recent examples of this is the catapult room.

  8. Flight deck - Wikipedia

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    HMS Argus showing the full-length flight deck from bow to stern ROKS Dokdo's full length flight deck The first aircraft carrier that began to show the configuration of the modern vessel was the converted liner HMS Argus, which had a large flat wooden deck added over the entire length of the hull, giving a combined landing and take-off deck unobstructed by superstructure turbulence.

  9. Yorktown-class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia

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    Length: 770 ft (230 m) waterline at design draft ... 2 flight deck catapults; 1 hangar catapult; 3 aircraft elevators; ... the first U.S. aircraft carrier built as ...