Transcription of Supercarrier Operations Guide
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Updated 14 June 2021 Operations Guide DCS [ Supercarrier Operations Guide ] 2 Contents LATEST CHANGES .. 4 THE NIMITZ CLASS AIRCRAFT CARRIER .. 5 Overview .. 6 Flight Deck Layout and Equipment .. 7 Catapults .. 7 Jet Blast Deflectors .. 8 Arresting gear .. 8 Hangar Bay .. 9 Elevators .. 10 Flight Deck Personnel .. 11 Instrument Approach Equipment .. 13 Tactical Air Navigation System (TACAN) .. 13 Instrument Carrier landing System (ICLS) .. 13 Automated Carrier landing System (ACLS) .. 13 Improved Fresnel Lens Optical landing System (IFLOLS).
Hydraulic cylinders raise each panel into place upward at a 45° angle. A seawater cooling system is installed in each to prevent damage from hot engine exhaust. These are retracted when not in use and sit flush with the deck. Arresting Gear Four steel arresting cables, also known as cross-deck pendants, span the landing area.
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