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The flight deck looks calm for a second and then the platform shifts under the force of the sea. This is where naval engineering shows its teeth. The deck is designed to flex, absorb shock, and drain water in moments like this, keeping jets and crews stable when the ocean wants to throw everything around.

Aircraft built for carriers carry their own battle scars in design. Reinforced landing gear, corrosion-resistant coatings, folding wings, all tailored so they can live in this hostile mix of salt spray and steel. Every drop of seawater you see hitting the deck is already trying to start corrosion, which is why maintenance crews fight a daily war with inspections, rinses, and protective treatments.

Watching a platform move like this reminds you that launching a jet at sea isn’t just about raw power. It’s about a moving runway that bends and heaves with the waves, and aircraft toughened by engineering choices that make survival possible in an environment where land-based planes would never last.

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