The electromagnetic catapult system boosts the carrier's combat performance by increasing the sortie efficiency of ...

The US Navy is full of time-honored traditions. A personal one for naval aviators is known as a "boot shoot." Catapult officers, known as shooters, launch their boots off a flight deck in a final ...

The People's Liberation Army Navy's latest aircraft carrier, the Fujian, appears to have entered a new phase of testing after a passenger plane captured a rare trial of the Chinese warship's catapult ...

Aircraft carriers are technological marvels. They're like small floating cities that can serve as a command center while hosting an entire fleet of aircraft. Carriers are essential when conducting ...

A recent official Chinese media program provided a detailed up-close look at the electromagnetic aircraft launch system on the newly commissioned aircraft carrier Fujian, showing its high burst power.

A J-35 stealth fighter jet takes off from China's first electromagnetic catapult-equipped aircraft carrier, the Fujian (Hull 18). Three types of aircraft recently completed their inaugural ...

Aircraft carriers could always use a little more room to make take off easier. The Navy has been helping itself with steam powered catapults for a while but the USS Ford has just installed an ...

Recent images from China's Jiangnan Changxingdao shipyard in Shanghai suggest that work on the People's Liberation Army Navy's (PLAN's) third aircraft carrier's catapult system is now under way. The ...

An F/A-18 fighter jet launches from a catapult on the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), accelerating to top speed in seconds. Precision, power, and engineering excellence combine as the ...

How does an airplane lift off the ground? How does an airplane lift off the ground? Learn how planes use lift and thrust to fly, then make your own paper airplane catapult. How does an airplane lift ...