While several accidents befell the aircraft, one of the worst occurred ... into the ocean shortly after departing the carrier's flight deck. When people think of aircraft carriers, they often ...

Accidents happen and have happened throughout ... it's hard to picture how high the flight deck is above the waves. An ...

The relationship between pilot gender and aircraft safety is shaped by various factors and is more nuanced than it may seem.

The USS Gerald R. Ford, America’s newest supercarrier, epitomizes advanced naval engineering. At over 1,000 feet long, it ...

An EA-18G Growler, an electronic warfare aircraft, crashed east of Mount Rainier during a routine training flight ... EA-18G Growler lands on the deck of aircraft carrier the USS George H.W ...

An E/A-18G Growler, attached to the ‘Zappers’ of Electronic Attack Squadron (VAQ) 130, launches from the flight deck ... of the crash is under investigation. French aircraft carrier FS Charles ...

The Navy had never built an aircraft carrier that had a nuclear reactor as its power source. Moreover, the Navy had to make the design of the flight deck itself fundamentally different from its ...

A U.S. Navy EA-18G Growler was on a routine training flight when it crashed ... the crew and examine the crash site,” the Navy said in its statement. The aircraft crashed around 3:20 p.m ...

The investigation into what caused the crash is still ongoing ... prepares to land on the flight deck the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69). (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication ...