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The Diamond DV20/DA20 Katana is an Austrian-designed two-seat general aviation light aircraft. Developed and manufactured by Diamond Aircraft , it was originally produced in Austria as the DV20. The DV20 shares many features from the earlier Diamond HK36 Super Dimona .
The first aircraft carrier commissioned into the U.S. Navy was USS Langley (CV-1) on 20 March 1922. The Langley was a converted Proteus-class collier, originally commissioned as USS Jupiter (AC-3). [1]
The combination of increased carrier size, speed requirements above 30 knots (35 mph; 56 km/h), and a requirement to operate at sea for long periods mean that modern large aircraft carriers often use nuclear reactors to create power for propulsion, electricity, catapulting airplanes from aircraft carriers, and a few more minor uses.
The CL-1201 design project studied a nuclear-powered aircraft of extreme size, with a wingspan of 1,120 feet (340 m). [4] Had it been built, it would have had the largest wingspan of any airplane to date, [5] and certainly more than twice that of any aircraft of the 20th century.
Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 2016/17 All performance figures are estimates. General characteristics Crew: Two Length: 10.75 m (35 ft 3 in) Wingspan: 11.74 m (38 ft 6 in) Height: 3.38 m (11 ft 1 in) Empty weight: 1,330 kg (2,932 lb) Max takeoff weight: 2,300 kg (5,071 lb) Fuel capacity: 850 L (190 imp gal; 220 US gal) usable Powerplant: 1 × Ivchenko-Progress Motor Sich AI-450S ...
HMS Queen Elizabeth is the lead ship of the Queen Elizabeth class of aircraft carriers.Capable of carrying 60 aircraft including fixed wing, rotary wing and autonomous vehicles, [20] she is named in honour of the first HMS Queen Elizabeth, a World War I era super-dreadnought, which in turn was named after Queen Elizabeth I.
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The Y-20 uses components made of composite materials. [16] Eight types of different relays used on Y-20 are developed by Guilin Aerospace Co., Ltd. a wholly own subsidiary of China Tri-River Aerospace Group Co., Ltd.(中国三江航天集团), which is also known as the 9th Academy of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC). [17]