Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Navy Tried to Build a Flying Aircraft Carrier 90 Years Ago: The Idea Went Up in Flames Too Big, Too Easy to Kill: Why the U.S. Navy Abandoned Sky Aircaft Carriers America’s military development over the last century has been both... Brandon WeichertMarch 28, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Navy Built ‘Flying Aircraft Carriers’ Summary and Key Points: In the early 1930s, the U.S. Navy built USS Akron and USS Macon—massive rigid airships designed to function as flying... Jack BuckbyFebruary 28, 2026
Military Hardware: Tanks, Bombers, Submarines and More The U.S. Navy’s “Flying Aircraft Carrier” Was Real—and It Didn’t End Well Summary and Key Points: A century ago, the U.S. Navy tested a startling idea: a “flying aircraft carrier.” -The rigid airships USS Akron and... Brent M. EastwoodFebruary 16, 2026