Title: What are the differences between Air Force pilots and naval aviators, specifically in the context of fighter jets? - Quora
Headings: What are the differences between Air Force pilots and naval aviators, specifically in the context of fighter jets?
What are the differences between Air Force pilots and naval aviators, specifically in the context of fighter jets?
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Content: Air Force jets on most occasions do not have carrier landing capability . That being said it's not necessary that Navy Pilots will have to take off from aircraft carr
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I was once told by a Navy Pilot that it's the ability to land on an aircraft carrier that makes a Navy Pilot a Navy Pilot . To be fair to him there is a grain of truth in his assessment . The fighter jets used by the Navy have the capability to land on the decks of the air craft carrier . The airframe and undercarriage of carrier based fighters are reinforced so that they can withstand the stress experienced upon landing. Air Force jets on most occasions do not have carrier landing capability . That being said it's not necessary that Navy Pilots will have to take off from aircraft carriers . The Air Force tends to use a variety of mission specific aircrafts . So they (meaning Air Forces, not necessarily of any one country) will have aircrafts like the Mig 29 for interception ; F-15 for air superiority ;