The West's Naval Combat Aircraft (2010)

• 68%
• 2010

All-action footage puts you on board the top types which are Western naval air power today. Included are carrier take offs and landing; anti-submarine, ground attack, and interceptor runs; detailed views of cockpits, instruments and weaponry. The major types featured are the US F-14 Tomcat and Britain's Sea Harrier fighters which protect the fleet, the dedicated attack-aircraft such as America's S-3 Viking, the A-4 Skyhawk, the A-6 Intruder and the A-7 Corsair, as well as France's Super Etendard and Britain's Buccaneer. Land-based maritime patrol and anti-submarine aircraft are seen in depth, including the P-2 Orion, the Atlantique 2 and the Nimrod MR Mark 2.