Talk about nerve racking. Captain William Mahoney was piloting an AV-8B Harrier jump jet when his landing gear failed. Watch the dramatic moment the pilot skillfully performs a vertical landing on a ...

A US Navy pilot's quick reaction saved himself and his aircraft from a crash in the Indian Ocean after a "catastrophic failure" occurred aboard his aircraft carrier during landing, documents show. The ...

Breaking from a tradition that is decades old, the US Navy has decided to change the way that its student pilots prove worthy of the 'Wings of Gold' that designate them as carrier-qualified aviators.

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet uses MAGIC CARPET technology while performing a touch-and-go on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier George Washington on June 24, 2021. The technology reduces the burden on ...

IWO JIMA, Japan — U.S. Navy pilots are preparing for the USS George Washington’s inaugural patrol from its new homeport in Japan, conducting carrier-landing drills that, for the first time, include ...

Landing a fighter jet on an aircraft carrier is borderline surgical. The deck space is tight, typically only about 500 feet long, which is nowhere near enough for a jet going 150 mph to stop by brakes ...