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What is the ark royal?
name of an aircraft carrier in the british navy
When was the first military aircraft carrier invented?
The British ship HMS Hermes was the first ship designed and built as an aircraft carrier. She was commissioned in 1924. The Japanese ship Hosho was the first converted aircraft carrier in 1922.
Is flight deck an aircraft carrier?
There is a flight deck on an aircraft carrier but, it is not an aircraft carrier as there are many other ships that have flight decks on them. The amphibious assault ship is a good example.
How many fighter jets can fit on an aircraft carrier?
there are many diffrent kinds of carriers, a super carrier can hold 113 aircraft
How many pounds is a aircraft carrier?
It's very difficult to measure an aircraft carrier in pounds. They are about 70,000 to 96,000 tons.
Is there a World War 2 British Aircraft Carrier The Tracker?
Yes, kind of. HMS Tracker (D24) was an escort aircraft carrier of the American "Bogue" class. She served in the Royal Navy from 1943 to 1945.
How many crew on an aircraft carrier in 2010?
2500
How many arresting wires on the deck of an aircraft carrier?
4
How many miles to turn around an aircraft carrier?
4
Who invented the aircraft carrier?
The aircraft carrier was preceded by the balloon barges of the US Civil War, and the first aircraft carriers were seaplane tenders that did not launch or recover planes aboard the ship. This included the French "Foudre" in 1911. The HMS Ark Royal (1914) was a seaplane carrier that experimented with shipboard launches and recovery. The first US carrier was a converted coal ship, the Jupiter, which became USS Langley in 1920. The first aircraft carrier designed with a flight deck was the Japanese carrier "Hosho" (1922), followed by the commissioning of the British carrier HMS Hermes in 1924.
How many aircraft are there in a fleet?
In a fleet there would be as many as 50+ aircrafts. It depends of it is a aircraft carrier or some other base.
How many people on an aircraft carrier?
The current generation USS Nimitz supercarriers (the largest ever built) require a crew of about 3200 sailors, and an aircrew of about 2500. The next-generation Ford-class supercarriers reduce this number through automation by almost 20%, to roughly 4700 crew total. For comparison, the prototypical WW2 aircraft carrier, the USS Essex class, had a total crew of 2600.
