The Kitty Hawk carriers were designed as an incremental improvement over the preceding Forrestral-class carriers. The Forrestal-class was comprised of four boats: Forrestral (CV-59); Saratoga (CV ...

Summary: The Kitty Hawk-class aircraft carriers, consisting of Kitty Hawk, Constellation, and America, marked a notable evolution in naval aviation from the earlier Forrestal-class. Designed as a ...

After all, the four catapults used to assist aircraft on Kitty Hawk-class carriers are all goddamned steam, all the time — just what the Pentagon needs to scare the bejesus out of China. Task ...

One was Juan J. Montelongo, a Brownsville resident who served on the Kitty Hawk from May 1990 to May 1994 in the Air Department, which handled catapult and arresting gear for the carrier’s aircraft.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 3 (UPI) -- In a rare move, the Navy relieved the captain of the USS Kitty Hawk aircraft carrier of his command Tuesday while on station in Japan, after his ship failed a safety ...

A plane director on the USS Kitty Hawk’s flight deck directs an F-14 Tomcat from VF-154 shortly after the aircraft landed Monday, April 15, 2002.

Jun. 1—Only have a minute? Listen instead To bring a supercarrier like the former USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in through the jetties of the Brazos Santiago Pass, everything has to be just right, and ...

Jun. 1—Only have a minute? Listen instead To bring a supercarrier like the former USS Kitty Hawk (CV-63) in through the jetties of the Brazos Santiago Pass, everything has to be just right, and ...