Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN
Why the Midway-class carriers kept their flight decks in steel
An armored flight deck with a 3.5-inch thick armor belt sounded like a solution to a simple wartime problem: keep the bombs out of the most vulnerable areas of the carrier long enough to keep flying.” ...
Modern Engineering Marvels on MSN
Ford-class carriers hide their power in the flight deck’s workflow
The key operational feature of a Ford-class aircraft carrier is not its reactors or speed but rather its planned rhythm of ...
Rather than steam, EMALS uses stored kinetic energy and solid-state electrical power conversion to lob aircraft into the sky. The new EMALS system creates a smoother takeoff, which reduces ...
Iowa-Class aircraft carriers were meant to be massive, mobile battle stations that could turn the tide of a war. Here's why ...
A new variant of the Type 054A guided missile frigate has entered service with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) ...
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