This Is The Most Difficult US Navy Jet To Land On An Aircraft Carrier, According To Aviators

Landing a plane on an aircraft carrier is hard, especially if you're flying the jet aviators have declared the most difficult ...
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Harrier Pilot Manages To Land On Aircraft Carrier Without Landing Gear

Talk about nerve racking. Captain William Mahoney was piloting an AV-8B Harrier jump jet when his landing gear failed. Watch the dramatic moment the pilot skillfully performs a vertical landing on a ...
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Aircraft Landing on the Wrong Aircraft Carrier

In 1942, as the Japanese and the Americans returned from battle, a set of Japanese planes mistakenly tried to land on the USS ...

Why Aircraft Carrier Islands Are Almost Always On The Right

Spotting an aircraft carrier is easy thanks to its island superstructure, but why is it almost always on the right side? The answer lies in aviation physics.