From risks below deck to bombing tests on the open sea, these 13 aircraft carriers are in the middle of all types of action.
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0:00 - Intro to 13 Action-Packed Aircraft Carriers
0:17 - Cannon Fires 4,500 Rounds A Minute
2:00 - Preparation For First Chopper Landing On Deck
5:25 - Uniqueness of The HMS Queen Elizabeth
6:30 - How A Carrier Is Set Up To Minimize Risk
10:27 - U.S. Pushed $10M Worth Of Helicopters Overboard
12:26 - New Carrier Relies on Old Tech
16:00 - The Crew That Assembles Bombs
18:56 - F-35B's First Bombing In The Open Sea
21:26 - Landing A Fighter Jet At Night
24:00 - Disaster On The USS Enterprise
26:04 - Myriad Of Risk For Carrier Crews
29:07 - HMS Queen Elizabeth's Crazy Stats
32:15 - F-35 & HMS Queen Elizabeth's Relationship
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