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aircraft carrier
Warship designed to carry combat aircraft and provide a flight deck for takeoff and landing.
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main deck
Installation used to house aircraft and carry out maintenance.
elevator
Mechanism that transports aircraft from the main deck to the flight deck.
arresting cable
Cable that slows the aircraft when it lands.
runway
Section of the platform for aircraft takeoff and landing.
landing deck
Section of the platform where aircraft park after landing.
missile launcher
Unit designed to fire missiles.
structure of a missile
jet engine test area
Area where the turbojet engines are tested.
deck crane
Materials-handling device fitted with a rotating jib; a hook suspended from the jib is used to lift and move loads.
landing radar
Instrument that directs pilots to the flight deck when visibility is poor.
air search radar
Instrument for detecting enemy aircraft.
jet blast deflector
Mechanism that protects aircraft from hot gases expelled by the aircraft ahead in the takeoff line.
catapult
Steam-driven mechanism that propels the aircraft on takeoff.
flight deck
Section of the platform used for aircraft takeoff.
antenna
Device that emits and receives radio waves.