985K views · 223 shares | One of our Hawks from 736 Naval Air Squadron has just touched down at the airfield here at RNAS Culdrose having returned from the first of three missions today. The jets (call signs Spider 1 and 2) are putting Royal Navy fighter controllers through their paces by playing the part of hostile aircraft. Here is some Hawk footage, recorded earlier, of a south Cornwall coast flyby - coming up on Portwrinkle. | Royal Naval Air Station Culdrose | Facebook

480K views · 7.6K reactions | ✈️ INSIDE the Navy’s SECRET Jet Testing Program!  How Fighter Jets Are Pushed to the Limit!  #NavyJets #FighterJetTesting #americanhistory #history #MilitarySecrets #watches #AviationTech #ontario #MilitaryReel #spaceexploration #NextGenFighter | Military News | Facebook

Today's 'Top Gun' pilots make taking off and landing from an aircraft carrier look easy. But it hasn't always been that way. In 1922, the USS Langley became the first American aircraft carrier, after the Navy retrofitted a coal supply ship by placing a deck on top. When pilots practiced landing on it, a film crew would capture each disastrous attempt — and there were many. 🎥The Real Top Gun | Smithsonian Channel Aviation Nation