With the help of its wings. Generally speaking, anything can fly, the real question is; How well can it fly?
An aircraft takes off with the help of its wings. By increasing thrust, the overall velocity of the aircraft increases. The wings of the aircraft are usually cambered (a certain geometric shape that gives the wings its effective use, and increasing its overall effectiveness) and by moving in air with great speeds, it generates a lifting force on the wings, effectively taking the craft off the ground.
The theory behind an aircraft taking off comes from many places, but the main concept is Bernoulli's. I suggest you look it up for more details. It simply states that if the velocity of air over the wing is larger than the air under wing, a lift force is produced. The higher velocity on top means lower pressure relative to the pressure under the wing, thus lifting the wing, and effectively the entire aircraft.
No, the C-17 air transport aircraft is much too heavy & large to land on an Aircraft Carrier. Or for that matter take-off again.
The person on the ground in front of the aircraft is called a Marshaller, the person in the control tower is an Air Traffic Controller (or a Ground Movement Controller)
yes we did have aircraft carriers at that time, however i do not think any where docked their during the battle.
US Navy Aircraft Carriers normally operated US Navy aircraft flown by US Navy pilots; however sometimes during WW2 these aircraft carriers had US Army Air Force or US Marine Corps aircraft on-board to be flown-off by Army or Marine pilots. This was for ferrying operations. These aircraft would take off from the carriers but land on an airfield. Army pilots were not trained to land on carriers, neither were the Army aircraft equipped for carrier landings. US Marine pilots & Marine aircraft could operate from carriers if necessary, until they could be established at an airfield.
An aircraft carrier is basically a large "barge". Or a large flat ship that can hold many different planes, and is long enough for a plane to take off and land on. These large aircraft carriers are usually located in the middle of the ocean, in a location where an airport or landing location on land is not accessible. Planes are able to land and take off from the deck of this ship. There is a cable that snags onto the plane as it is landing to keep the plane from skidding off the boat. There are several different types of Carriers. There are the VSTOL types, the British have a number of these, they are smaller than the US large carriers. The aircraft, Harriers, do vertical take offs and only require enough space to land on. The US has Heliocopter Assault (LHAs) that are designed to transport large groups of Marines from the ship to shore in attack waves. And the biggest are the US Navy's Nimitz class carriers. Nuclear powered, they carry heliocopters, jets and prop planes. They are designed to extend the US presence into areas not readily available to aircraft from land based locations. The greatly increased range of most aircraft has greatly extended their range of operation. They allow rapid turn around of aircraft, increasing the number of missions that can be run.
Aircraft take off and land on airstrips. Airstrips are runways aircraft are planes.
to take off the the aircraft which is operated at a specific speed on the runway
VSTOL = Vertical or Short Take Off and Landing aircraft. Whereas a STOL aircraft is a Short Take Off and Landing Aircraft. Maybe there is a term VTOL just for Vertical Take Off and Landing.
It depends on the aircraft.
The engines provide forward thrust, allowing the wings to generate lift. It is the lift that allows the aircraft to take off.
Most aircraft passenger jets take off at 138 knots
If conditions (airport layout and traffic conditions) allow aircraft take off and land against the wind (headwind). This way the aircraft can take off or approach the runway at a lower ground speed.
like a normal aircraft
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This varies due to payload (how much weight is on the aircraft) and weather, V1 is normally around 152 KIAS and 164 when the aircraft begins to take off.
This varies depends on the size of the plane. A smaller aircraft like Cessna would need a very less take-off speed than a Boeing. The average take-off speed is 280kmph.
VSTOL: verticle or short take of and landing