Aircraft Designed To Deal With Thin Air, Extreme Temperatures
Military spy drones small enough to fit into a shoebox and costing just a few hundred yuan are reportedly being tested by China at altitudes normally considered too high for drone operations.
What is going on beyond the horizon? It’s a crucial question for any ship captain. In the past, sailors would climb to the crow’s nest for a better view. Modern technology means today’s captains can send unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) into the air to transmit images and data back to the bridge.
The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN 72) hosted 24 student pilots, from Commander, Naval Air Training Det., for their first landings on an aircraft carrier. The qualification required pilots to successfully complete 10 arrested landings and four touch-and-goes on Abraham Lincoln's 1,092-foot-long flight deck.
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