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A level-luffing crane is a crane mechanism where the hook remains at the same level while luffing: moving the jib up and down, so as to move the hook inwards and outwards relative to the base. [ 1 ] Usually the description is only applied to those with a luffing jib that have some additional mechanism applied to keep the hook level when luffing.
The use of the term attack aircraft is primarily an American term, as other countries have described identical aircraft variously as light bombers, army cooperation aircraft and close support aircraft. In the US Air Force the naming convention for ground attack aircraft is a prefix "A-", followed by a number, e.g.
Family of observation and attack aircraft; composes of the A-3, the main attack version, XA-4, and A-5 and A-6 with more powerful engines. Fokker XA-7: Fokker-America: 1931 1 Curtiss A-8: Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company 1931 1932 13 Lockheed Y1A-9: Detroit Lockheed: A version of the Lockheed YP-24 that specialized in ground attack. 1931 1
The Wasp-class is a class of landing helicopter dock (LHD) amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy.Based on the Tarawa class, with modifications to operate more advanced aircraft and landing craft, the Wasp-class is capable of transporting almost the full strength of a United States Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU), and landing them in hostile territory via ...
An A-1 Skyraider of the USAF. U.S. attack aircraft are currently identified by the prefix A-, as in "A-6 Intruder" and "A-10 Thunderbolt II".However, until the end of World War II the A-designation was shared between attack planes and light bombers [3] [4] for USAAF aircraft (as opposed to B-prefix for medium or heavy bombers).
The Hammerhead crane at the PSNS & IMF in Bremerton in April. The shipyard is planning for a major renovation and modernization known as SIOP, which will span years, and recently put out a request ...
Given the challenges of successfully employing anti-ship ballistic missiles in general—and the challenges of attacking a U.S. Navy destroyer in particular—a failed attack wouldn’t be surprising.
The America class (formerly the LHA(R) class) is a ship class of landing helicopter assault (LHA) type amphibious assault ships for the United States Navy (USN). The class is designed to put ashore a Marine Expeditionary Unit using helicopters and MV-22B Osprey V/STOL transport aircraft, supported by AV-8B Harrier II or F-35 Lightning II V/STOL aircraft and various attack helicopters.