Aircraft Carriere

  Aeromarine PG-1 Jump to navigation Jump to search PG-1 Role Pursuit  and  ground attack aircraft National origin United States Manufacturer Aeromarine Design group U.S. Army  Engineering Division First flight 22 August 1922 [1] Number built 3 [1] The  Aeromarine PG-1  was an American single-seat pursuit (fighter) and ground attack (PG)  biplane  developed by the  Engineering Division  of the  United States Army  and manufactured by the  Aeromarine Plane and Motor Co. Contents 1 Development and design 2 Specifications Development and design [ edit ] The PG-1 was intended to fulfill both ground strafing and aerial defense roles, the contract for construction was won by Aeromarine in May 1921. [1] Armed with a single 0.5 in (12.7 mm) machine gun as well as a 37 mm  Baldwin cannon  firing through the  propeller  hub; the  cockpit  had ¼-in (6.3 mm)  armour . The wings were di...

  Aircraft carrier Jump to navigation Jump to search Four modern aircraft carriers of various types— USS  John C. Stennis ,  Charles de Gaulle  (French Navy) ,  USS  John F. Kennedy , helicopter carrier  HMS  Ocean —and escort vessels, 2002 An  aircraft carrier  is a  warship  that serves as a seagoing  airbase , equipped with a full-length  flight deck  and facilities for  carrying, arming, deploying, and recovering aircraft . [1]  Typically, it is the  capital ship  of a fleet, as it allows a naval force to  project   air power  worldwide without depending on  local bases for staging aircraft operations . Carriers have evolved since their inception in the early twentieth century from wooden vessels used to deploy  balloons  to  nuclear-powered  warships that carry numerous  fighters ,  strike aircraft ,  helicopters , and other types o...