naval aviation
Sea-based aircraft operations
Naval aviation is military air operations conducted from ships, particularly aircraft carriers.
It encompasses the aircraft, personnel, and infrastructure that enable a navy to project airpower at sea: Naval aviation played a decisive role in the Pacific theater.
The term also refers to the branch of a navy responsible for these operations.
Armed raid outward
- missionPurpose-driven task
- combat air patrolDefensive aerial interception mission
- close air supportAircraft fire aiding troops
- air superiorityControl of the sky
reconnaissance · interception · dogfight · air-to-air · air-to-surface · carrier landing · catapult launch · search and rescue
Aircraft landing on water
- flying boatAircraft with boat hull
- floatplanePontoon-equipped aircraft
- torpedo bomberAircraft launching underwater projectiles
- dive bomberSteep-descent assault plane
fighter jet · helicopter · tiltrotor · biplane · amphibian · reconnaissance aircraft · tailhook · airframe
Military aviation unit
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- flotillaSmall naval fleet
- complementWhat makes complete
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
Siege engine for launching
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- superstructureConstruction above the base
- flat-topShort hair, level surface
nuclear propulsion · air boss · carrier strike group · deck crew · wave-off · bolter · trap · ski jump
One who steers aircraft
- aircrewAircraft operating personnel
- air bossNaval flight deck commander
- deck crewShip's surface workers
- ordnancemanNaval weapons technician
rescue swimmer · squadron commander · wings · call sign · G-suit · helmet
sortie
Armed raid outward
- missionPurpose-driven task
- combat air patrolDefensive aerial interception mission
- close air supportAircraft fire aiding troops
air superiority · reconnaissance · interception · dogfight · air-to-air · air-to-surface · carrier landing · catapult launch · search and rescue · aerial refueling
seaplane
Aircraft landing on water
- flying boatAircraft with boat hull
- floatplanePontoon-equipped aircraft
- torpedo bomberAircraft launching underwater projectiles
dive bomber · fighter jet · helicopter · tiltrotor · biplane · amphibian · reconnaissance aircraft · tailhook · airframe · ejection seat
squadron
Military aviation unit
- task forceTemporary goal-oriented team
- flotillaSmall naval fleet
- complementWhat makes complete
catapult
Siege engine for launching
- islandWater-bounded land mass
- elevatorVertical conveyance between floors
- superstructureConstruction above the base
flat-top · nuclear propulsion · air boss · carrier strike group · deck crew · wave-off · bolter · trap · ski jump · homeport
pilot
One who steers aircraft
- aircrewAircraft operating personnel
- air bossNaval flight deck commander
- deck crewShip's surface workers
ordnanceman · rescue swimmer · squadron commander · wings · call sign · G-suit · helmet
- naval forcesnavy, fleet, warships, Royal Navy, US Navy
- Navyadmiral, battleship, destroyer, aircraft carrier, cruiser
- US Navynavy, fleet, admiral, submarine, destroyer
- naval historybattleships, admiral, battleship, navies, admirals
- naval operationsfleet, admiral, patrol boats, commander, fleet command
- naval powernavy, navies, fleet, fleets, warship
naval aviationcommercial aviation
Scheduled passenger air transport
civil aviation · private aviation · general aviation · passenger airlines · recreational flying
naval aviationground forces
Military troops on land
infantry · army · armored warfare · mechanized infantry · cavalry
flight, sailor, navigate, naval, nautical, aviation, aviators, aviator, aeronautics