Modern carriers may appear impossible, but they’re engineered marvels, stable and meticulously designed for function. Few things demonstrate the marvel of human engineering like a modern ...

A modern catapult system used on an aircraft carrier is very different from its ancient namesake, and they're impressive feats of engineering. Since the first ships began launching planes before ...

But a modern, nuclear-powered, Nimitz-class aircraft carrier may carry up to 6,000 sailors. That number includes pilots, technicians, air traffic and deck personnel directly involved in flight ...