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	aircraft carrier - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about aircraft carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Aircraft are catapult-launched or take off and land on the flight-deck, a large expanse of unobstructed deck, often fitted with barriers and restraining devices to halt the landing aircraft.
		Carriers played a major role in World War II, but in post-war years the cost and vulnerability of such large vessels were thought to have outweighed their advantages.
		Since aircraft are now capable of long-range flight, and with the possible use of sophisticated missiles, few carriers were built from the 1970s; their enormous cost, low speed, and vulnerability seemed to preclude future construction.
	www.encyclopedia.farlex.com /aircraft+carrier (1052 words)

	USS Nimitz (CVN-68) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		USS Nimitz (CVN-68) is a supercarrier in the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class.
		The keel of Nimitz was laid down 22 June 1968 by Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, and she was commissioned 3 May 1975 by President Gerald Ford.
		In Tom Clancy's novel The Hunt for Red October, Nimitz is one of two aircraft carriers recalled from the Southern Atlantic Ocean to reinforce John F. Kennedy and monitor the Soviet surface fleet.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/USS_Nimitz_(CVN-68) (914 words)

	Nimitz class aircraft carrier - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a line of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the US Navy, and are the largest capital ships in the world.
		Although the Nimitz class ships are the heaviest ships in the US fleet they are not the longest ships in the fleet, as that honor belongs to the carrier Enterprise.
		Nimitz was the first to undergo its initial refueling during a 33-month Refueling and Complex Overhaul (RCOH) at Newport News Shipbuilding in Newport News, Virginia, in 1998.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Nimitz_class_aircraft_carrier (807 words)

	aircraft carrier
		Aircraft carriers are generally the largest ships operated by navies; a Nimitz-class carrier powered by two nuclear reactors and four steam turbines is 1092 ft (333 m) long and costs about $5 billion.
		Aircraft carriers are generally accompanied by a number of other ships, to provide protection for the relatively unwieldy carrier, to carry supplies, and to provide additional offensive capabilities.
		Aircraft carriers played a significant role in World War II, the most notable of which is considered to be the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
	en.mcfly.org /aircraft_carrier (1359 words)

	CVN68 - Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier
		The aircraft carrier continues to be the centerpiece of the forces necessary for forward presence.
		Whenever there has been a crisis, the first question has been: "Where are the carriers?" Carriers support and operate aircraft that engage in attacks on airborne, afloat, and ashore targets that threaten free use of the sea; and engage in sustained operations in support of other forces.
		Hosting 85 aircraft and carrying enough supplies to sustain her Air Wing and escorts for 90 days, the modern U.S. Navy aircraft carrier, in effect, represents a mobile piece of American real estate, capable of projecting the power and influence of the United States any where in the world.
	tech.military.com /equipment/view/89174/cvn68---nimitz-class-aircraft-carrier.html (504 words)

	ipedia.com: Aircraft carrier Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		To land on the carrier, incoming aircraft moving at 150 mph are equipped with tailhooks to engage one of up to four arresting cables stretched across the deck, stopping the aircraft within 320 feet after engaging a cable.
		As a result of this battle, the aircraft carriers replaced the battleships as the dominant naval vessels in the war.
		More modern uses of aircraft carriers include the Falklands War, where the United Kingdom was able to win a conflict some 8,000 miles from home in large part due to the use of the carriers HMS Hermes and HMS Invincible.
	www.ipedia.com /aircraft_carrier_1.html (1218 words)

	CVN-68 Nimitz-class - Navy Ships
		Aircraft are used to conduct strikes, support land battles, protect the battle group or other friendly shipping, implement a sea or air blockade.
		The various functions of the flight deck crew are identified by the colors they wear: yellow for officers and aircraft directors; purple for fuel handlers; green for catapult and arresting gear crews; blue for tractor drivers; brown for chock and chain runners; and red for crash and salvage teams and the ordnance handlers.
		Nimitz, the lead ship of the class, is also the first of its class to undergo this major life-cycle milestone.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/cvn-68.htm (2029 words)

	All Wood Wings: Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier: CVN-72 USS Abraham Lincoln - quality ship models crafted from wood
		The Nimitz Class aircraft carriers are a floating airport capable of launching as many as four aircraft a minute.
		Nimitz Class carriers boast all the amenities that would be found in any American city with a comparable population, including a post office with its own ZIP code, TV and radio stations, a newspaper, a fire department, a library, a hospital, a general store, two barbershops and much more.
		Aircraft carriers are generally estimated to have useful operating live of 50 years.
	www.allwoodwings.com /Ships/Military/AircraftCarriers/CVN-72,AbrahamLincoln,.htm (744 words)

	Naval Technology - Nimitz Class - Nuclear Powered Aircraft Carriers - US Navy CVN
		The keel for the tenth and last Nimitz Class, USS George H.W. Bush (CVN 77), was laid in September 2003 and the carrier will enter service in 2009.
		The carrier reaches a maximum speed of over 30 knots, and accommodates a complement of 3,184 personnel (with 203 officers); 2,800 aircrew (with 366 officers); and 70 flag (with 25 officers).
		The last operational deployment of the F-14, deployed on US carriers since 1972, was in March 2006 and the final aircraft is scheduled to decommission in September 2006.
	www.naval-technology.com /projects/nimitz (1013 words)

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		Both the Virginia class submarine and the Nimitz class aircraft carrier programs' variance analysis reports discussed the root causes for any cost growth and schedule slippage and described how these variances were affecting the shipbuilders' projected final costs.
		The DDG 51 class, which is intended to replace earlier surface combatant classes, was the first U.S. Navy ship designed to reduce radar cross-section and its detectability and likelihood of being targeted by enemy sensors and weapons.
		After delays in signing contracts for a carrier overhaul and the next generation aircraft carrier, overhead costs had to be absorbed by the CVN 77 program.
	www.gao.gov /atext/d05183.txt (20663 words)

	Navy aircraft carrier at Pearl Harbor more likely - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		The study found that bringing a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier would cost $678 million, require the dredging of 3 million cubic yards of sediment for a deeper turning basin, and — without an air wing in Hawai'i — necessitate the nuclear-powered ship steaming to California when it needed to pick up its aircraft.
		Having just the carrier — and no air wing — was anticipated to bring 3,217 crew members, add 1,018 family members to the civilian labor force and 606 children to O'ahu schools, with a net impact of $32.3 million in revenues over costs for the city and state.
		Moving a carrier from either coast to Hawai'i is likely to mean a political dogfight because of the economic impact associated with homeporting one of the floating cities.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2003/Jul/14/mn/mn01a.html (1207 words)

	Aircraft Carrier - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Aircraft Carrier - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Aircraft Carrier, large naval vessel with a flight deck that supports the takeoff and landing of military aircraft.
		A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier weighs about 90,000 metric tons and carries 85 to 90 aircraft.
	encarta.msn.com /Aircraft_Carrier.html (143 words)

	Photo Release -- Northrop Grumman's Newest Aircraft Carrier Takes a Bow
		The addition of the upper bow completes the flight deck and extends the overall length of the carrier to its full size, which is as long as the Empire State Building is tall.
		The nation's tenth and final Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, George H. Bush (CVN 77), built by Northrop Grumman, grows by 780 tons as the upper bow unit is placed onto the ship.
		The carrier is under construction at Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector, the nation's sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers.
	www.irconnect.com /noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=95754 (547 words)

	Engineering News at NC State
		Stabler is the project manager for the construction of the tenth and last Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, the George H. Bush, for the U.S. Navy.
		His work has focused on the new aircraft carrier since January 2001, when the contract was awarded to Northrop Grumman.
		This project is important not only for the Nimitz-class carrier currently in construction but also for the success of future programs, such as the next aircraft carrier class Northrop Grumman will design and build with the Navy.
	www.engr.ncsu.edu /news/innerviews/stabler.html (756 words)

	FSDome.com - Microsoft Flight Simulator Downloads - Aircraft, Panels, Sounds, Scenery etc
		Nimitz Class Aircraft Carrier that you can now sail/fly anywhere you like, comes with basic 2D Panel.
		This aircraft is primarily for AI traffic, but is very flyable as well; and is repainted in 32-bit textures.
		Aircraft and base textues by FS Painter, repaint by Michael Pearson.
	www.fsdome.com /database2004-2/19-12-2004.htm (424 words)

	CVN-77 - Navy Ships
		The near-term track of this strategy is CVN 77, the tenth NIMITZ Class and the first carrier of the 21st Century.
		The post-Cold War carrier force structure includes 12 aircraft carriers, 11 in the active force and one in the reserves.
		The company claimed that this advanced funding would reduce the cost of the carrier by an estimated $600 million by ensuring a strong supplier base and preserving essential shipbuilding skills that might otherwise be lost during the construction gap between CVN-76 and CVN-77.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ship/cvn-77.htm (847 words)

	Amazon.com: Nimitz Class: Books: Patrick Robinson (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Much to my surprise and delight "Nimitz Class" is a well told Naval/Political thriller that is extraordinarily intriguing, the majority of the characters are compelling and the pacing of the novel is dead on accurate.
		With "Nimitz Class" Patrick Robinson has set the stage for his characters such as Vice Admiral Arnold Morgan, Director, National Security Agency who is the spitting image of someone in his position, gruff in a good natured sort of way, tough as nails and extraordinarily intelligent.
		He immediately takes his ship to the carriers last known position only to find a high level of radiation and a couple of the ships that were close to her badly damaged.
	www.amazon.com /Nimitz-Class-Patrick-Robinson/dp/006109594X (1761 words)

	Nuclear-powered Carrier to Replace Kitty Hawk
		A Nimitz-class aircraft carrier provides a credible, independent forward presence and deterrence in peacetime, and a potent, sustainable force in a range of operational situations.
		Very recently, one of the US Navy's San Diego-based aircraft carriers demonstrated the ability of a Nimitz-class carrier to perform a range of those sustained operations, responding to the tsunami crisis and providing relief in Southeast Asia in only a matter of days of being tasked.
		Nimitz-class carriers are capable of rapid acceleration rates that are considerably greater than a fossil fuel-powered carrier, providing a significant tactical advantage.
	tokyo.usembassy.gov /e/p/tp-20051028-77.html (3863 words)

	Navy to Christen Aircraft Carrier George H.W. Bush
		The last of the Nimitz-class carriers is named in honor of World War II naval aviator and America’s 41st President of the United States, George Herbert Walker Bush.
		Deploying around the globe in support of U.S. interests and commitments, U.S. aircraft carriers are in place to immediately respond to emerging military and humanitarian crises and in various roles ranging from peacetime presence to full-scale war.
		Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, at 1,092 feet in length and 97,000 tons displacement, are the largest warships in the world.
	www.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=25912 (662 words)

	CVN 68 Nimitz (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The CVN 68 Nimitz class aircraft carriers have been designed to provide an independent forward presence and conventional deterrent in peacetime, the cornerstone of joint/allied forces expeditionary maritime forces in time of crisis, support for aircraft attacks on enemies, protect friendly forces, and engage in sustained independent operations in war.
		The Nimitz-class carriers are the largest warships in the world and each one of them can accommodate up to 85 aircraft.
		The christening ceremony for the George H. Bush aircraft carrier was scheduled for October 7, 2006, at Northrop Grumman Newport News Shipyards, Newport News, Virginia.
	www.deagel.com /pandora/?p=pm00109001 (222 words)

	TR-based Aircraft Continue Support of Operation Steel Curtain
		VF-213 is assigned to Carrier Air Wing Eight (CVW-8), currently embarked aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71).
		Aircraft assigned to CVW-8 are currently supporting Operation Steel Curtain, an offensive aimed at preventing cells of Al Qaeda from entering Iraq through the Syrian border.
		Aircraft from CVW 8 began providing air support for OSC Nov. 6 by flying reconnaissance and strike missions as required to support troops on the ground during the offensive.
	www.news.navy.mil /search/display.asp?story_id=21004 (715 words)

	USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75)
		Persian Gulf, 30 December 2004 — The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) underway in the Persian Gulf.
		Carrier Air Wing Three (CVW-3) is embarked aboard Truman and is providing close air support and conducting intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions over Iraq.
		The Truman Carrier Strike Group and CVW-3 are on a regularly scheduled deployment in support of the Global War on Terrorism.
	www.aircav.com /dodphoto/Ships/CVN75-Truman.html (75 words)

	Northrop Grumman Newport News Conducts Successful Catapult Testing on the Aircraft Carrier Ronald Reagan
		Nimitz-class aircraft carriers have four steam-powered catapults which launch aircraft from the flight deck of the carrier.
		When Reagan joins the Navy's fleet in 2003, it will be the most modern and sophisticated aircraft carrier in the world.
		Northrop Grumman Newport News, headquartered in Newport News, Va., is the nation's sole designer, builder and refueler of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and one of only two companies capable of designing and building nuclear powered submarines.
	www.irconnect.com /noc/press/pages/news_releases.mhtml?d=31927 (453 words)

	EPA: Federal Register: Record of Decision for Facilities Development Necessary to Support the Homeporting of a ...
		NAVSTA Mayport, which has long been a homeport for conventional aircraft carriers, is currently homeport to the USS Kennedy.
		A public scoping meeting was held October 26, 1993 in Neptune Beach, Florida to determine the scope of significant issues to be examined in the Draft PEIS (DPEIS).
		NAVSTA Mayport has two conventionally-powered aircraft carrier berthing wharves, Wharf C-1 and Wharf C-2, neither of which are currently able to accommodate CVN draft, electrical, and maintenance requirements.
	www.epa.gov /fedrgstr/EPA-IMPACT/1997/August/Day-25/i22492.htm (2520 words)

	Nuclear-Powered U.S. Aircraft Carrier To Be Deployed to Japan - US Department of State
		Schieffer said the new nuclear-powered carriers are able to sail faster, farther and longer and have more overall capabilities than fossil-fuel powered carriers, which are gradually being put out of service. He said the switch "is analogous to changing from propeller-driven aircraft to jet aircraft."
		The carrier class was named after Fleet Admiral Chester William Nimitz, who was the commander in chief of Pacific Forces for the United States and Allied forces during World War II and later became the leading authority in the United States on submarines.
		Kelly said the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers provide "a credible, independent forward presence and deterrence in peacetime, and a potent, sustainable force in a range of operational situations.
	usinfo.state.gov /eap/Archive/2005/Oct/28-609368.html (4536 words)

	Aircraft Carriers: War Planes
		The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, was launched 24 September 1960 by Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Co., Newport News, Va.; sponsored by Mrs.
		USS NIMITZ is the first ship in the NIMITZ - class of nuclear-powered aircraft carriers and the first ship in the Navy named after Fleet Admiral Chester W. Nimitz.
		This Nimitz class carrier is 1,100 feet long, rises 20 stories above the water, with a flight deck covering 4.5 acres.
	www.warplanes.com /store/index.asp?DEPARTMENT_ID=56 (604 words)

	Vulture's Row: The CV Guide
		The Big E was the world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier and has seen a long and distinguished career in both fleets.
		Nimitz spent the first eleven years of her career in the Atlantic Fleet, based out of Norfolk.
		Nimitz arrived on station in the Gulf toward the end of DESERT STORM and promptly began enforcing the Iraqi No-Fly-Zone; she also provided a stabilizing presence during tensions between China and Taiwan in 1995.
	www.webcom.com /~amraam/cvguide.html (1421 words)

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