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On aircraft carriers, non-catapult-assisted fixed-wing short takeoffs are accomplished with the use of thrust vectoring, which may also be used in conjunction with a runway "ski-jump". There are 14 aircraft carriers that operate these STOVL aircraft: United States (9), United Kingdom (2), Italy (2), and Spain (1).
1.3 Navies with STOVL carriers. 2 See also. 3 ... The list of aircraft carriers by configuration contains active aircraft carriers organized by the specific ...
Aircraft carrier STOVL — Renamed Ark Royal before construction began. Intrepid US Navy: CV-11 Essex: Fleet carrier CATOBAR: 1943–1974 Museum in New York City. Invincible Royal Navy: R05 Invincible: Aircraft carrier STOVL: 1980–2005 Irresitible Royal Navy: R09 Audacious: Fleet carrier CATOBAR — Renamed Ark Royal before launch. Iwo Jima ...
STOVL: Light aircraft carrier (since 2006 used as a helicopter carrier) 10 August 1997 Turkey: Anadolu: Anadolu (L-400) 230.8 m (757 ft) 27,500 t Conventional: V/STOL: LHD: 10 April 2023 United Kingdom: Queen Elizabeth: Queen Elizabeth (R08) 280 m (920 ft) 80,600 t Conventional (IEP) STOVL: Aircraft carrier: 7 December 2017
Ski-jumps were added not only to aircraft carriers, but also to numerous amphibious assault ships and landing helicopter docks to better facilitate the operation of STOVL aircraft. [8] The Australian and Spanish Juan Carlos-class landing helicopter docks (LHDs) have also been outfitted with ski-jumps to facilitate potential STOVL operations.
In May 2020, it was announced the Italian aircraft carrier would undertake a preparatory training before sailing to the U.S. where the ship would conduct trials with the F-35B STOVL. [10] In February 2021, Cavour deployed to the United States for its initial period of flying trials with the F-35B.
Short Take-Off Vertical-Landing (STOVL): On aircraft carriers, non-catapult-assisted, fixed-wing short takeoffs are accomplished with the use of thrust vectoring, which may also be used in conjunction with a runway "ski-jump". Use of STOVL tends to allow aircraft to carry a larger payload as compared to during VTOL use, while still only ...
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]