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Discover what it's like to live and work on these floating airfields, as you travel level by level up the carrier and onto the flight deck. </p> </div> <div class="exhibition-page__body"> <p>Be transported onto the flight deck of a working Aircraft Carrier and see naval aircraft in their natural home, the aircraft carrier.</p><p>Discover the evolution of Aircraft Carriers from the dawn of naval air warfare to the everchanging modern world and the hurdles needed to overcome.</p><p>You will witness the dangers of aircraft taking off and landing on a moving runway at sea, how crews overcome these challenges, and how the highly skilled men and women of an aircraft carrier operate a city at sea.</p> </div> </div> <div class="exhibition-page__columns-right"> <div class="exhibition-page__museum"> <div class="museum-mega-menu"> <a href="/visit-us/fleet-air-arm-museum" class="museum-mega-menu__link"> <picture> <source 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</div> <div class="plain-text plain-text--transparent"> <div class="plain-text__container"> <p>Our ‘Airfield at Sea’ defines the aircraft carrier in terms of <em>'place'</em> - it can go anywhere in the world and so can its aircraft. </p> <p>The flight deck charts the <em>'progress'</em> the development of the Aircraft Carrier through multiple era’s - specifically resolving the dangers of take-off and landing on a moving runway at sea. </p> <p>We explore its <em>'purpose'</em> - the ever-changing aims and objectives for an aircraft carrier, with the various challenges it is required to complete and the capabilities it needs to perform them. </p> <p>The functions of an aircraft carrier truly depend upon its <em>'people'</em> - despite advanced technology, it’s a team of highly skilled men and women that operate this city at sea. </p> <p>See the new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers and find out their role at the centre of a Strike Force and the vital importance of a fit for purpose Royal Navy Carrier. The new Queen Elizabeth Class Carriers are a real display of power for the world today and into the future. </p> </div> </div> <div class="full-width-image-panel"> <div class="full-width-image-panel__image"> <picture class="nmrn-image__container-full"> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/full_container_width_image_1280_x_h/public/2022-11/Carrier%20Experience%20at%20Fleet%20Air%20Arm%20Museum%20featuring%20AV.%20Credit%20NMRN.webp?itok=GKNGZyFA 1x, /sites/default/files/styles/full_container_width_image_2560_x_h/public/2022-11/Carrier%20Experience%20at%20Fleet%20Air%20Arm%20Museum%20featuring%20AV.%20Credit%20NMRN.webp?itok=PGpMO0PB 2x" media="all and (min-width: 992px)" type="image/webp" width="1280" height="960"/> <source srcset="/sites/default/files/styles/full_container_width_image_680_x_h/public/2022-11/Carrier%20Experience%20at%20Fleet%20Air%20Arm%20Museum%20featuring%20AV.%20Credit%20NMRN.webp?itok=XerCP_-J 1x, 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