How Aircraft Carriers Launch and Recover Fighter Jets?

Описание: How do aircraft carriers launch heavy fighter jets from a deck far too short for a normal takeoff, then stop them again in only a few hundred feet? This video explains the aircraft carrier launch and recovery cycle used by U.S. fleet carriers, from catapult setup to arrested landing.
See how an F/A-18 Super Hornet is positioned on the catapult, how the launch bar, shuttle, holdback assembly, jet blast deflector, wind over deck, and launch calculations work together, and why modern carriers use either steam catapults or EMALS.
Then follow the jet back to the carrier as the flight deck is cleared for recovery. We break down the angled deck, CATCC, Fresnel Lens Optical Landing System, Landing Signal Officers, angle of attack, tailhooks, arresting wires, Mk-7 arresting gear, Advanced Arresting Gear, wave-offs, bolters, and the systems that let another aircraft land only moments later.
Chapters:
0:00 A Runway That Moves
4:38 Building a Launch
9:47 From Steam to Electromagnets
14:24 Clearing the Deck for Recovery
18:26 Flying the Final Approach
23:04 The Arrested Landing
27:34 When the Catch Is Missed
Which part of carrier operations is most impressive to you: the catapult launch, the final approach, or the arrested landing?
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