Essay On Supercarriers

“Never before had so much brain-power been focused on a single problem.”(Laurence qtd. in “Eyewitness”). Many inventions can be said to have changed the world, and the way it worked. Only a core few of these many inventions can be said to change air warfare, and few of those are as game-changing as the B-29 Superfortress by Boeing. The B-29 was the plane that dropped the atomic bombs in World War Two (“bomber”). The plane by Boeing was used most in World War Two as a strategic long-range bomber. This invention revolutionized the concept of war, and war is a factor in all life on planet earth. The B-29 bomber changed warfare by sparking the innovation of aircraft technology, saving lives, and allowing more power to be carried by the means

The after taking 25 years to develop the F22 Raptor from conception to operational certification the United States Air Force (USAF) produced the world’s first 5th Generation air superiority fighter. (site) This revolutionary fighter plane leveraged its very low observable stealth (VLO) and thrust-vectoring and digital fly by wire technology, to produce an extremely fast, agile and deadly air to air combatant. (GEO P 2) However, in 2009 Robert Gates, Secretary of Defense, (SECDEF) convinced the President (POTUS) and Congress to truncate the F22 program, leaving the USAF with less than 187 operational F22 Raptors, this number was well short of the 381 the USAF estimated they needed to meet their mission requirements. (AWC 1/ site) Gates made his controversial decision based on three factors. This essay will explore these factors and explain how the 2009 U.S strategic environment, the overall cost of the F22 and Secretary Gates’ desire to change the Department of Defense (DOD) all lead to the decision to limit the production of the F22 Raptor at 187 aircraft.

They serve no meals, do not offer seat assignments, and do not baggage to other airlines. They avoid airports with high landing fees or frequent delay. All of this enables them to make quicker turns and fly more legs each day, resulting in lower fares. Today they are without question the most successful airline in America-if not the world.” (p.8, 2002)

The first flight occurred in 1903 when the Wright brothers famously took their airplane for a final test flight in December. In the years after this historic flight many people start to see the potential for airplanes in war, transportation, and shipping. Other builders disregarded previous doubt about flying and began to replicate the ideas of the Wright brothers in creating planes with three axes. In addition, the approach of WWI prompted military personnel to pursue uses of airplanes as a war machine. The airplane influenced many aspects of American culture after it’s invention including civilian life, war technology, and individual possibility.

Did the weapons of WWII have an impact on the world? Yes, they did. Without them, the Allies wouldn’t have won the war. Americans wouldn’t have defeated Japan without the atomic bomb. America wouldn’t have defeated the Nazis either without the planes of WWII.

Of all the countries in the world, the United States Air Force has more aircraft than any other country. The current number of aircraft available to USAF is over 5,000. There is also over 300,000 active personnel (“United States Air Force”). “It is the most recent branch of the U.S. military to be formed, and is the largest and one of the world's most technologically advanced air forces.” (“United States Air Force”). One of their main purposes is to protect the United States and all of its

The Battle of Midway was a turning point in the Pacific War not only because the U.S. was advanced in their new tactical capabilities, but also because they had crushed a tested and undefeated Japanese Navy that was projected to win. The U.S. set a new standard for themselves by integrating aircraft carriers into its fleet and was able to strike at a moment’s notice from a much closer range than the land-based aircraft. The effective range of the fleet’s strike arm had grown so big that navies could now engage without ever sighting each other, just as they had in the Coral Sea. Every element involved in this battle was able to make it the most impactful naval battle in American

The United States Air Force exists to provide a service to the rest of the world. It’s a global service that extends out from the United States and touches every continent around the world. It has been used to bomb evil off of the face of the Earth, drop care to those in need, and transport the strongest fighting forces in existence around the globe. It is airpower. However, as refueling airmen like to say, “Without us, pilots are pedestrians.” (ONE) In other words, if it weren’t for the fuels that power the aircraft, the United States Air Force would grind to a disappointing halt.

The Battle of Midway was a huge success in American code breaking and proving that the use of the aircraft carrier would definitely be a vital resource in the Pacific Theater (“Battle of Midway”).

Supporters for privatizing air traffic control claim that it is time to address long delays and inefficiencies in an aging airspace network that doesn't fully utilize modern aviation technology. UK-based NATS projects delays will exponentially increase from the current 90,000 minutes a year to approximately 4 million in the next 15 years unless the United Kingdom government invests in modernization by replacing outdated airspace technology by switching to satellite-based control. In the United States the federal government has a history of moving at a snail's pace when it comes to updating national infrastructure. For example, New York City just completed a subway upgrade that was originally approved in 1929. A revamping of the system similar to the innovative changes that transformed call center voice recording equipment from simple recording devices to systems that capture conversations and enable digital archiving and instant sharing via cloud-based technology, will help modernize our airspace management strategies. The time to act is now if we want to avoid problems in the

Aircraft carriers are essentially the backbone of the United States Navy as they are a hybrid warship with the unique ability to provide the greatest projection of power through the aircraft launched off of their 4.5 acre flight decks. Beyond their vital aircraft launching capabilities, they support the largest number of crew members over any other class of ship making them a powerhouse for almost any mission type designated to them. With the aircraft carrier holding the title of being the flagship and most valued asset of the United States Navy also comes the accompanying hefty price tag of production and running costs. All that the aircraft carriers offer may also be their demise as they slowly become too expensive to maintain and consequently

American airline industry is steadily growing at an extremely strong rate. This growth comes with a number economic and social advantage. This contributes a great deal to the international inventory. The US airline industry is a major economic aspect in both the outcome on other related industries like tourism and manufacturing of aircraft and its own terms of operation. The airline industry is receiving massive media attention unlike other industries through participating and making of government policies. As Hoffman and Bateson (2011) show the major competitors include Southwest Airlines, Delta Airline, and United Airline.

Low-cost carriers pose a serious threat to traditional "full service" airlines, since the high cost structure of full-service carriers prevents them from competing

1. The cost structure that Boeing used and chose to implement was the highest possible cost structure. This could have been possible and profitable only if every unrealistic possible projection of this project came true. They kind of ignored the lower cost technology advances like the traditional wifi from ground stations by which the internet service mostly would be vulnerable to and might be a competition in future. This indirectly would lead to depression and

LCCs (Low Cost Carriers) first emerged in 1950, by the Pacific South Airlines started offering nothing but low prices on air travel. Followed by the great success of Southwest Airlines from 1967 onwards, as well as facilitated by the liberalisation in air transport market, it has been in centre stage of the global civil aviation industry ever since. In spite of facing many challenges such as high oil prices, softening demand, surplus capacity, new participants as well as subsidiaries from FCCs (Full Cost Carriers) have been joining the main stream to survive, compete and dominate in airline business, mainly on short-haul routes. Given it’s nearly 60% cost advantage (Doganis 2001), some of them did succeed, for example, Ryanair from